CVE-2021-24721 (GCVE-0-2021-24721)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-08 17:35 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:42
VLAI
Title
Loco Translate < 2.5.4 - Authenticated PHP Code Injection
Summary
The Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 mishandles data inputs which get saved to a file, which can be renamed to an extension ending in .php, resulting in authenticated "translator" users being able to inject PHP code into files ending with .php in web accessible locations.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Loco Translate Affected: 2.5.4 , < 2.5.4 (custom)
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Credits
Tomi Ashari
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