Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Nov 13, 2026 06:00:07 UTC
CVE-2026-118064
The Advance Guest Post WordPress plugin through 1.9 does not properly restrict or validate file uploads, authorizing an upload action with a nonce exposed to every front-end visitor and checking only a file's leading bytes, allowing unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary PHP files and execute code remotely. Successful exploitation additionally requires the target to run PHP 7.x; on PHP 8.0 and later the vulnerable code path raises a fatal error before the file is written.
Base score9.8/ 10
SeverityCriticalCVSS 3.1
Exploitability / impact
CVSS metric breakdown
Base severityCritical
Attack vectorNetworkAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Privileges requiredNonePR
User interactionNoneUI
ScopeUnchangedS
Confidentiality impactHighC
Integrity impactHighI
Availability impactHighA
CVSS vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.
Record context
CVE Numbering AuthorityWPScan
Last updatedNov 13, 2026 18:46:58 UTC
PublishedNov 13, 2026 06:00:07 UTC
ReservedOct 27, 2026 15:38:38 UTC
Credits
- Muni Nitish Kumar Yaddala
- WPScan