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CVE-2019-11223
CRITICAL
An Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability in the SupportCandy plugin through 2.0.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension.
Published: Apr 18, 2019
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-434
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| supportcandy | supportcandy | * |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-5wpj-6g82-jc7r
An Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability in the SupportCandy plugin through 2.0.0 for WordPress...
References (8)
- https://cert.kalasag.com.ph/news/research/vulnerable-wordpress-plugin-lets-you-take-over-websites/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/supportcandy/#developers Product, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9488
- https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/04/05/arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-supportcandy/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert.kalasag.com.ph/news/research/vulnerable-wordpress-plugin-lets-you-take-over-websites/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/supportcandy/#developers Product, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9488
- https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/04/05/arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-supportcandy/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
8.76%
Top 5% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
41.8 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub