UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14028

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14028
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14028.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14028
Upstream
Published
2018-08-10T16:29:00Z
Modified
2026-01-20T17:00:45.406524Z
Severity
  • 7.2 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

In WordPress 4.9.7, plugins uploaded via the admin area are not verified as being ZIP files. This allows for PHP files to be uploaded. Once a PHP file is uploaded, the plugin extraction fails, but the PHP file remains in a predictable wp-content/uploads location, allowing for an attacker to then execute the file. This represents a security risk in limited scenarios where an attacker (who does have the required capabilities for plugin uploads) cannot simply place arbitrary PHP code into a valid plugin ZIP file and upload that plugin, because a machine's wp-content/plugins directory permissions were set up to block all new plugins.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*
4.3+dfsg-1
4.3.1+dfsg-1
4.4+dfsg-1
4.4.1+dfsg-1
4.4.2+dfsg-1
4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyfifteen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyfourteen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentysixteen"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14028.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.9.5+dfsg1-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*
4.8.2+dfsg-2
4.8.3+dfsg-1
4.9.1+dfsg-1
4.9.2+dfsg-1
4.9.4+dfsg-1
4.9.5+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyfifteen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyseventeen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentysixteen"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14028.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*
5.2.2+dfsg1-1
5.2.4+dfsg1-1
5.3.2+dfsg1-1
5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentynineteen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyseventeen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentysixteen"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14028.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*
5.7.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu1
5.8.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu1
5.8.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1
5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1
5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentynineteen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwenty"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwentyone"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14028.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*
6.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1
6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwentyfour"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwentythree"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwentytwo"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14028.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*
6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwentyfive"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwentyfour"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwentythree"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14028.json"