What is CVE-2017-16871?

CVE-2017-16871 is a high-severity vulnerability in Updraftplus, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-11-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-16871?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-16871 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Updraftplus

CVE-2017-16871

The UpdraftPlus plugin through 1.13.12 for WordPress allows remote PHP code execution because the plupload_action function in /wp-content/plugins/updraftplus/admin.php has a race condition before deleting a file associated with the name parameter. NOTE: the vendor reports that this does not cross a privilege boundary

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.016 (74.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Updraftplus
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16871?: CVE-2017-16871 is a high-severity vulnerability in Updraftplus, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-16871?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-16871 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.