CVE-2021-24123
Arbitrary file upload in the PowerPress WordPress plugin, versions before 8.3.8, did not verify some of the uploaded feed images (such as the ones from Podcast Artwork section), allowing high privilege accounts (admin+) being able to upload arbitrary…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Arbitrary file upload in the PowerPress WordPress plugin, versions before 8.3.8, did not verify some of the uploaded feed images (such as the ones from Podcast Artwork section), allowing high privilege accounts (admin+) being able to upload arbitrary files, such as php, leading to RCE.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.65% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- blubrry/powerpress
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/43aa30bf-eaf8-467a-93a1-78f9bdb37b36Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/43aa30bf-eaf8-467a-93a1-78f9bdb37b36Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.