Riskcovery

CVE-2026-119977

WordPress Core 4.7.0 - 7.1.3 - Unauthenticated Upgrade-Window Staged-Installer Remote Code Execution

State
Published
Severity
8.1 High
Published
Oct 31, 2026
Updated
Oct 31, 2026
Reserved
Oct 30, 2026

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Description

WordPress Core is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions 4.7 through 7.1.3. This is due to predictable, web-accessible staging paths used during full-package core upgrades. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server during the upgrade window.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWordfence

Weaknesses

  • CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Affected Products

ProductVersions
WordPressWordPress Foundation
  • 4.7.0 through 4.7.38Affected
  • 4.8.0 through 4.8.33Affected
  • 4.9.0 through 4.9.34Affected
  • 5.0.0 through 5.0.30Affected
  • 5.1.0 through 5.1.27Affected
  • 5.2.0 through 5.2.29Affected
  • 5.3.0 through 5.3.26Affected
  • 5.4.0 through 5.4.24Affected
  • 5.5.0 through 5.5.23Affected
  • 5.6.0 through 5.6.22Affected
  • 5.7.0 through 5.7.20Affected
  • 5.8.0 through 5.8.18Affected
  • 5.9.0 through 5.9.19Affected
  • 6.0.0 through 6.0.17Affected
  • 6.1.0 through 6.1.15Affected
  • 6.2.0 through 6.2.14Affected
  • 6.3.0 through 6.3.13Affected
  • 6.4.0 through 6.4.13Affected
  • 6.5.0 through 6.5.13Affected
  • 6.6.0 through 6.6.10Affected
  • 6.7.0 through 6.7.10Affected
  • 6.8.0 through 6.8.11Affected
  • 6.9.0 through 6.9.10Affected
  • 7.0.0 through 7.0.7Affected
  • 7.1.0 through 7.1.3Affected

References

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