CVE-2016-20075 (GCVE-0-2016-20075)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-15 12:00 – Updated: 2026-06-15 19:24
VLAI
Title
WordPress Ultimate Product Catalog 3.8.6 Arbitrary File Upload RCE
Summary
WordPress Ultimate Product Catalog 3.8.6 contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability that allows authenticated users with contributor, editor, author, or administrator roles to upload malicious files by exploiting the custom fields functionality. Attackers can upload PHP shells through the Products tab custom file field and access them via the upcp-product-file-uploads directory to execute arbitrary code on the server.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2016-06-23 00:00
Credits
Joaquin Ramirez Martinez [ i0akiN SEC-LABORATORY ]
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