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CVE-2020-10564

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-03-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

An issue was discovered in the File Upload plugin before 4.13.0 for WordPress. A directory traversal can lead to remote code execution by uploading a crafted txt file into the lib directory, because of a wfu_include_lib call.

Affected products

• nickboss Iptanus File Upload: before 4.13.0 — fixed in 4.13.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: nickboss Iptanus File Upload 4.13.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/tree/master/WP-File-Upload_disclosure_report/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload/#developers
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10132
• https://github.com/beerpwn/CVE/tree/master/WP-File-Upload_disclosure_report/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-upload/#developers
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10132

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