CVE-2021-24311 (GCVE-0-2021-24311)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-06-01 11:33 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:28
VLAI
Title
External Media < 1.0.34 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown External Media Affected: 1.0.34 , < 1.0.34 (custom)
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Credits
Chloe Chamberland
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