critical
advisory
AskAny WordPress plugin: Arbitrary file upload remote code execution (CVE-2026-121497)
The AskAny WordPress plugin before 2.2.0 does not validate the extension or content of files attached to chat messages, trusting the browser-supplied file type. This allows unauthenticated users to upload PHP files and execute arbitrary code when visitor attachments are enabled.
CVE search metadata
CVE search record: CVE-2026-121497. Severity: critical. CVSS: 9.8. KEV: no. Product: AskAny (< 2.2.0). Brief: AskAny WordPress plugin: Arbitrary file upload remote code execution (CVE-2026-121497). Brief link: https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-11-askany-rce-cve-2026-121497/
Triage facts
Revision 1- Applicability
- AskAny (< 2.2.0)
- Evidence
- Unknown
- Severity
- Critical
- Sources
- 1 public source
- Freshness
- Revision 1Nov 11, 13:59 UTC
- Vulnerabilities
- 1 CVE
- Source quality
- A2Roughly even chance