Authenticated arbitrary file upload via missing type validation
Published Aug 23, 2022 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Arbitrary file upload in Dmitry Litvinov Uploading SVG, WEBP and ICO files 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to upload files. The plugin's undisclosed upload handler accepts user-supplied files without validating whether their types are safe. High-privilege authentication is required, and the verified consequence is unrestricted file placement on the affected WordPress server.
Summary
What happened
Arbitrary file upload in Dmitry Litvinov Uploading SVG, WEBP and ICO files 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to upload files. The plugin's undisclosed upload handler accepts user-supplied files without validating whether their types are safe. High-privilege authentication is required, and the verified consequence is unrestricted file placement on the affected WordPress server.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-36285
- Published
- Aug 23, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Dmitry Litvinov
- Product
- Uploading SVG, WEBP and ICO files
- Classifications
- CWE-434, T1105
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Aug 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=<= 1.0.1 <=1.0.1
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