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CVE-2017-16949

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 19.15% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-12-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
code execution

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CVE
CVE-2017-16949
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
19.15%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in the AccessKeys AccessPress Anonymous Post Pro plugin through 3.1.9 for WordPress. Improper input sanitization allows the attacker to override the settings for allowed file extensions and upload file size, related to inc/cores/file-uploader.php and file-uploader/file-uploader-class.php. This allows the attacker to upload anything they want to the server, as demonstrated by an action=ap_file_upload_action&allowedExtensions[]=php request to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php that results in a .php file upload and resultant PHP code execution.