High severity · published Dec 21, 2021
CVE-2021-24981
The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.0.6.2 was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote File Upload leading to arbitrary PHP shell uploads in the wp-content/plugins…
7.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.0.6.2 was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote File Upload leading to arbitrary PHP shell uploads in the wp-content/plugins directory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DI
Directorist · Wpwax
before 7.0.6.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24981
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24981
Exploit
https://blog.sucuri.net/2021/11/fake-ransomware-infection-spooks-website-owners.html
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4c45df6d-b3f6-49e5-8b1f-edd32a12d71c
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