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IT Residence CVE-2026-74014

| EUVDEUVD-2026-63316 CRITICAL
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434)
2026-08-20 Patchstack GHSA-6px3-6pv7-rjgj
9.9
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY
9.9 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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9.9 CRITICAL

Network-reachable upload endpoint reachable by a self-registerable Subscriber (PR:L), no interaction, yielding webshell RCE that escapes the app context (S:C) with full C/I/A loss.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Aug 20, 2026 - 12:50 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 20, 2026 - 12:07 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.9

DescriptionCVE.org

Subscriber Arbitrary File Upload in IT Residence <= 3.2.1 versions.

AnalysisAI

Arbitrary file upload in the IT Residence WordPress theme (by indithemes), versions 3.2.1 and earlier, lets an authenticated low-privilege user (Subscriber) upload files without proper validation of type or content. Because a Subscriber is the lowest self-registerable role on many WordPress sites, an attacker who can register or obtain such an account can upload a malicious PHP payload and achieve remote code execution on the host. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Register or obtain Subscriber account
Delivery
Send crafted file-upload request
Exploit
Bypass missing type validation (CWE-434)
Execution
Write PHP webshell to web root
Persist
Request uploaded file to execute code
Impact
Full host compromise

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires an authenticated account at the Subscriber (low-privilege) level per the CVSS vector (PR:L), meaning the attacker must be able to register or otherwise obtain a WordPress account on a site running IT Residence version 3.2.1 or earlier; the vulnerable theme upload feature must be reachable. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment This is a genuine high-priority issue rather than an inflated CVSS score: the vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, no-user-interaction path requiring only a low-privilege (Subscriber) account, culminating in full confidentiality/integrity/availability loss with scope change - the classic pattern for file-upload-to-webshell RCE. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker registers a free Subscriber account on a WordPress site running IT Residence <= 3.2.1 (or uses an existing low-privilege account), then sends a crafted request to the theme's upload handler containing a PHP web shell disguised or unvalidated by extension/MIME checks. The file lands in a web-accessible directory, and the attacker requests its URL to execute arbitrary code as the web server user, taking control of the site and potentially the host. …
Remediation No vendor-released patched version is confirmed in the provided data, so the primary action is to upgrade to a release later than 3.2.1 as soon as the theme author (indithemes) publishes one - check the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/it-residence/vulnerability/wordpress-it-residence-theme-3-2-1-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability) and the theme vendor for the fixed build. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, identify all WordPress installations using IT Residence theme versions 3.2.1 or earlier and immediately disable or remove the theme to prevent exploitation. …

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