External Media < 1.0.34 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload
CVE-2021-24311

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
External Media
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 June 2021

What is 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.

Affected Version(s)

External Media 1.0.34

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4fb90999-6f91-4200-a0cc-...
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https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/critical-vulnerabi...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Chloe Chamberland
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