Unrestricted file upload in ASE Admin and Site Enhancements Pro
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 8.9.0 via the recursive_html function. This is due to the frontend save handler enforces only a publicly emitted nonce with no authentication check, CAPTCHA validation is bypassable by omitting an attacker-supplied key, and repeater row keys from cfgroup[input] are stored verbatim and later spliced into an eval() call in recursive_html without any sanitization or identifier validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. This requires the [post_cf_form] shortcode to be present on at least one publicly accessible page, as the nonce and session ID needed to reach the vulnerable save handler are emitted to unauthenticated visitors by that shortcode.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16610
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q4w9-fxpc-cjc5
References
More ASE vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-41451 WordPress Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) Pro plugin <= 8.8.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-16610 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16610 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q4w9-fxpc-cjc5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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