WordPress Vulnerabilities
WP < 7.0.4 - Author+ RCE via PDF Upload
Description
WordPress does not properly validate PDF files before generating thumbnail when the PHP Imagick extension and GhostScript are used, which could allow users with a role of author and above to upload malicious PDF filer containing php code and lead to RCE
Affects WordPress
References
Classification
Type
RCE
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
paulos__
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-08-12 (about 1 month ago)
Added
2026-08-12 (about 1 month ago)
Last Updated
2026-08-12 (about 1 month ago)