CVE-2017-16871 describes a remote PHP code execution vulnerability in the UpdraftPlus plugin for WordPress, affecting versions through 1.13.12. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.1) stems from a race condition in the plupload_action function, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.13.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:updraftplus:updraftplus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.