CVE-2018-14028 is a critical vulnerability affecting WordPress 4.9.7, allowing authenticated attackers to upload arbitrary PHP files by bypassing plugin file type verification. This flaw, rated 7.2 HIGH on the CVSS scale, enables remote code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the attack complexity is low, it requires high privileges (plugin upload capabilities) and is primarily relevant when wp-content/plugins directory permissions prevent standard plugin uploads. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.