WordPress File Upload < 4.16.3 - Contributor+ Path Traversal to RCE
CVE-2021-24962

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WordPress File Upload
WordPress File Upload Pro
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 March 2022

What is 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 auto-loaded directory of the plugin, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Affected Version(s)

WordPress File Upload 4.16.3

WordPress File Upload Pro 4.16.3

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2677722
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https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7a95b3f2-285e-40e3-aead-...
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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

apple502j
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