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 then be used to upload a PHP code disguised as an image inside the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.04% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- iptanus/wordpress file upload · iptanus/wordpress file upload pro
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2677722Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7a95b3f2-285e-40e3-aead-41932c207623Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2677722Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7a95b3f2-285e-40e3-aead-41932c207623Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.