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CVE-2011-5051
Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in the WP Symposium plugin before 11.12.24 for WordPress allow remote attackers to…
High7.5EPSS 4.2%
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Description
Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in the WP Symposium plugin before 11.12.24 for WordPress allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension using (1) uploadify/upload_admin_avatar.php or (2) uploadify/upload_profile_avatar.php, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory inside the webroot.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 9.0% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 78041 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 46097 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://wpsymposium-trac.sourcerepo.com/wpsymposium_trac/ticket/265 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2011-91/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 78042 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- wpsymposium-admin-profile-file-upload(72012) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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