{"id":"CVE-2026-18438","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-18438","summary":"The Templately – Elementor & Gutenberg Template Library: 6500+ Free & Pro Ready Templates And Cloud! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to,…","details":"The Templately – Elementor & Gutenberg Template Library: 6500+ Free & Pro Ready Templates And Cloud! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.1 via the fetch_remote_file function. This is due to a filename validation/destination mismatch in fetch_remote_file, where file type validation is performed against the attacker-controlled Content-Disposition filename rather than the URL-path-derived destination filename. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to execute code on the server. A GIF+PHP polyglot file passes wp_check_filetype_and_ext validation as image/gif via the Content-Disposition filename, while the actual destination path is written with a .php extension derived from the URL path, bypassing the unfiltered_upload capability gate entirely. The affected endpoints are reachable at this privilege level because Templately's entire REST API — including the cloud import endpoints used in this attack (/templately/v1/clouds/upload and /templately/v1/insert) — is authorized only by a current_user_can('delete_posts') check, with no administrator or manage_options capability requirement. The same permission gate also allows a contributor to overwrite the site's global Templately cloud connection via the /templately/v1/login endpoint with global_signin set to true. A complete remediation should both correct fetch_remote_file to validate the file type against the actual destination filename rather than the Content-Disposition header (and avoid deriving the write path from the request URL), and restrict state-changing Templately REST routes to an appropriate administrator-level capability.","published":"2026-08-15T10:16:29.413","modified":"2026-08-15T10:16:29.413","cvss":{"score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/templately/tags/3.6.5/includes/API/API.php#L128"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/templately/tags/3.6.5/includes/API/Import.php#L78"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/templately/tags/3.6.5/includes/API/MyClouds.php#L103"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/templately/tags/3.6.5/includes/Core/Importer/WPImport.php#L1200"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/templately/tags/3.6.5/includes/Core/Importer/WPImport.php#L1391"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/templately/tags/3.6.5/includes/Core/Importer/WPImport.php#L1423"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/templately/tags/3.6.5/includes/Core/Platform/Gutenberg.php#L177"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/templately/tags/3.7.1/includes/API/API.php#L128"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/templately/tags/3.7.1/includes/API/Import.php#L78"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/templately/tags/3.7.1/includes/API/MyClouds.php#L103"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/templately/tags/3.7.1/includes/Core/Importer/WPImport.php#L1200"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/templately/tags/3.7.1/includes/Core/Importer/WPImport.php#L1391"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/templately/tags/3.7.1/includes/Core/Importer/WPImport.php#L1423"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/templately/tags/3.7.1/includes/Core/Platform/Gutenberg.php#L177"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3636643/templately/trunk/includes/Core/Importer/WPImport.php"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ftemplately/tags/3.7.1&new_path=%2Ftemplately/tags/3.7.2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3636643%40templately%2Ftags%2F3.7.2&old=3624408%40templately%2Ftags%2F3.7.1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4e68b2f2-12e4-4ff2-919d-26d6b21acd03?source=cve"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","NVD","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-15T10:16:29.413"}}