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CVE-2013-1916 in the critical feed json

In WordPress Plugin User Photo 0.9.4, when a photo is uploaded, it is only partially validated and it is possible to upload a backdoor on t…

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-1910

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
12.8%
EPSS 12.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

In WordPress Plugin User Photo 0.9.4, when a photo is uploaded, it is only partially validated and it is possible to upload a backdoor on the server hosting WordPress. This backdoor can be called (executed) even if the photo has not been yet approved.

Patch / fix

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-16181)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

12.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-16181 WordPress Plugin User Photo Component - Arbitrary File Upload webapps, 2011-02-17

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 8.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • n/a WordPress Plugin User Photo

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
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References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.