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CVE-2018-9172

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-04-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Iptanus WordPress File Upload plugin before 4.3.3 for WordPress mishandles shortcode attributes.

Affected products

• nickboss Iptanus File Upload: before 4.3.3 — fixed in 4.3.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: nickboss Iptanus File Upload 4.3.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload/#developers
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44443/
• https://www.iptanus.com/new-version-4-3-3-of-wordpress-file-upload-plugin/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload/#developers
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44443/
• https://www.iptanus.com/new-version-4-3-3-of-wordpress-file-upload-plugin/

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