Description
WordPress Plugin User Registration-Custom Registration Form, Login Form And User Profile is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers upload arbitrary files because the application fails to properly verify user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to upload arbitrary code and run it in the context of the webserver process. This may facilitate unauthorized access or privilege escalation; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin User Registration-Custom Registration Form, Login Form And User Profile version 2.2.4 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.
Remediation
Update to plugin version 2.2.4.1 or latest
References
https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=WPEX-ID:968C677C-1BEB-459B-8FD1-7F70BCAA4F74
https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/user-registration/trunk/readme.txt
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