CVE-2011-10041 (GCVE-0-2011-10041)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-15 21:44 – Updated: 2026-01-16 18:36 X_Known Exploited Vulnerability Unsupported When Assigned
VLAI?
Title
Uploadify <= 1.0 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Summary
Uploadify WordPress plugin versions up to and including 1.0 contain an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in process_upload.php due to missing file type validation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can upload arbitrary files to the affected WordPress site, which may allow remote code execution by uploading executable content to a web-accessible location.
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Steven Uploadify Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.0 (semver)
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Credits
b0telh0 from GotGeek Labs
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