CVE-2018-19370 json
A Race condition vulnerability in unzip_file in admin/import/class-import-settings.php in the Yoast SEO (wordpress-seo) plugin before 9.2.0…
published 2018-11-28 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-11063
- cvss
- 6.6
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.2%
- EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A Race condition vulnerability in unzip_file in admin/import/class-import-settings.php in the Yoast SEO (wordpress-seo) plugin before 9.2.0 for WordPress allows an SEO Manager to perform command execution on the Operating System via a ZIP import.
Exploit prediction
3.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/pull/11502/commits/3bfa70a143f5ea3ee1934f3a1703bb5caf139ffa referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL141dcDGCY referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.0 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
- Technology feeds
References
-
github.com
/Yoast/wordpress-seo/pull/11502/commits/3bfa70a143f5ea3ee1934f3a1703bb5caf139ffa
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
youtube.com
/watch?v=nL141dcDGCY
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/wordpress-seo/#developers
product, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-19370
- NVD CVE-2018-19370
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