CVE-2018-11736 describes a critical arbitrary PHP code execution vulnerability in Pluck CMS versions prior to 4.7.7-dev2. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to upload and execute malicious PHP code by disguising a .htaccess file as a JPEG image, bypassing security controls. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), exploitation is trivial, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit is available on ExploitDB, indicating potential for active exploitation despite low community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.7.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pluck-cms:pluck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.7.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pluck-cms:pluck:4.7.7:dev1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.