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CVE-2021-24236 (GCVE-0-2021-24236)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-05 18:39 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:21
VLAI
Title
Imagements <= 1.2.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload to RCE
Summary
The Imagements WordPress plugin through 1.2.5 allows images to be uploaded in comments, however only checks for the Content-Type in the request to forbid dangerous files. This allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files by using a valid image Content-Type along with a PHP filename and code, leading to RCE.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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
williewonka Imagements Affected: 1.2.5 , ≤ 1.2.5 (custom)
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Credits
Jin Huang
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