WordPress Visual Text Editor Plugin <= 1.2.1 is vulnerable to a medium priority Remote Code Execution (RCE)
Medium priority Mitigation available
<= 1.2.1Vulnerable version(s)
No official fix availableFixed version
24 Mar, 2025
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CVSS 9.9This vulnerability is moderately dangerous and expected to become exploited.
9.9
Remote Code Execution (RCE)
This could allow a malicious actor to execute commands on the target website. This can be used to gain backdoor access to then take full control of the website.
CVSS score is a way to evaluate and rank reported vulnerabilities in a standardized and repeatable way but which is not ideal for WordPress.
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Timeline
17 Mar, 2025
Early warning sent out to Patchstack customers
24 Mar, 2025
Published by Patchstack
24 Mar, 2025