CVE-2026-16618
Published: Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:16
Summary
The Improve SEO WordPress plugin through 2.0.11 does not properly validate uploaded files, checking only the file content type while writing the file with the attacker-supplied extension into a public
Details
The Improve SEO WordPress plugin through 2.0.11 does not properly validate uploaded files, checking only the file content type while writing the file with the attacker-supplied extension into a publicly accessible directory, allowing unauthenticated users to upload executable PHP files and achieve remote code execution.
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