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CVE-2020-24948

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 13.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-09-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

The ao_ccss_import AJAX call in Autoptimize Wordpress Plugin 2.7.6 does not ensure that the file provided is a legitimate Zip file, allowing high privilege users to upload arbitrary files, such as PHP, leading to remote command execution.

Affected products

• Autoptimize: before 2.7.7 — fixed in 2.7.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Autoptimize 2.7.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160850/WordPress-Autoptimize-Shell-Upload.html
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10372
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160850/WordPress-Autoptimize-Shell-Upload.html
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10372

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