High severity · published Mar 28, 2022
CVE-2021-24962
The WordPress File Upload Free and Pro WordPress plugins before 4.16.3 allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform path traversal via a shortcode argument, which can…
8.8
CVSS
2.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The WordPress File Upload Free and Pro WordPress plugins before 4.16.3 allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform path traversal via a shortcode argument, which can then be used to upload a PHP code disguised as an image inside the auto-loaded directory of the plugin, resulting in arbitrary code execution.
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)2.8% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WF
Wordpress File Upload · Iptanus
before 4.16.3 · source: NVD
WF
Wordpress File Upload Pro · Iptanus
before 4.16.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24962
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24962
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2677722
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7a95b3f2-285e-40e3-aead-41932c207623
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