High severity · published Jun 1, 2021
CVE-2021-24311
External Media < 1.0.34 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload
8.8
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The wp_ajax_upload-remote-file AJAX action of the External Media WordPress plugin before 1.0.34 was vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via any authenticated users.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EM
External Media ·
1.0.34 before 1.0.34 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24311
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24311
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4fb90999-6f91-4200-a0cc-bfe9b34a5de9
Exploit
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/critical-vulnerability-patched-in-external-media-plugin/
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