VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-24311
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.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.77%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.77% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- external media project/external media
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4fb90999-6f91-4200-a0cc-bfe9b34a5de9Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/critical-vulnerability-patched-in-external-media-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4fb90999-6f91-4200-a0cc-bfe9b34a5de9Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/critical-vulnerability-patched-in-external-media-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.