Arbitrary file upload in WordPress Taskbot plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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
Taskbot for WordPress, from AmentoTech, through version 6.6 contains an unrestricted file upload flaw (CWE-434) that lets a Subscriber-level user upload files of dangerous types. An authenticated attacker with low privileges can upload files over the network without user interaction, and the impact can change the scope and fully compromise confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Subscriber Arbitrary File Upload in Taskbot <= 6.6 versions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmentoTech | Taskbot | up to 6.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Taskbot VendorAmentoTech Affected up to 6.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Taskbot.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-39757
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-65g5-v3cp-vq9q
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More AmentoTech vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-06786 Workreap theme < 2.2.2 - Unauthenticated Upload Leading to Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03526 Workreap - Freelance Marketplace and Directory < 2.6.3 - Subscriber+ Private Message Disclosure via IDOR CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-03881 Workreap < 2.6.4 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Posts Deletion via IDOR CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-42555 WordPress Workreap Core plugin <= 3.4.1 - Broken Authentication vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-67968 Arbitrary file upload in WordPress Doctreat theme CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-67952 Privilege escalation in WordPress Taskbot plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-39757 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-39757 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-65g5-v3cp-vq9q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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