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CVE-2018-1000773: WordPress version 4.9.8 and earlier contains a CWE-20 Input Validation vulnerability in thumbnail processing that can result in remote code execution due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-1000600. Thi

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WordPress version 4.9.8 and earlier contains a CWE-20 Input Validation vulnerability in thumbnail processing that can result in remote code execution due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-1000600. Thi

Package
WordPress core WordPress
Affected versions
<=4.9.8
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 8% (94.9th percentile)
Published
2018-09-06
Source
nvd

References

CWE-20
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