CVE-2018-12426 json
The WP Live Chat Support Pro plugin before 8.0.07 for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthenticated Remote Code Execution due to client-side v…
published 2018-07-02 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-4398
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.0%
- EPSS 5.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The WP Live Chat Support Pro plugin before 8.0.07 for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthenticated Remote Code Execution due to client-side validation of allowed file types, as demonstrated by a v1/remote_upload request with a .php filename and the image/jpeg content type.
Patch / fix
- 3cx live_chat 8.0.07
Exploit prediction
4.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/RiieCco/write-ups/tree/master/CVE-2018-12426 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
- Technology feeds
References
-
github.com
/RiieCco/write-ups/tree/master/CVE-2018-12426
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/CodeCabin/wp-live-chat-support/blob/master/readme.txt
third-party-advisory
- wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/9697
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-12426
- NVD CVE-2018-12426
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