WordPress Contest Gallery Plugin <= 21.3.4 is vulnerable to a medium priority Arbitrary File Deletion
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CVSS 8.5This vulnerability is moderately dangerous and expected to become exploited.
Known to be exploited!
8.5
Arbitrary File Deletion
This could allow a malicious actor to delete files from your website. If core files are deleted from your website, it could cause your site to break and stop functioning.
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Solutions
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Timeline
22 Apr, 2024
Early warning sent out to Patchstack customers
22 Apr, 2024
Published by Patchstack
22 Apr, 2024