FKIE_CVE-2021-24721

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-11-08 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:40
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bc7d4774-fce8-4b0b-8015-8ef4c5b02d38Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bc7d4774-fce8-4b0b-8015-8ef4c5b02d38Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
loco_translate_project loco_translate *
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        {
          "product": "Loco Translate",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "versions": [
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "2.5.4",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com"
    }
  ],
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      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El plugin Loco Translate de WordPress versiones anteriores a 2.5.4 maneja inapropiadamente las entradas de datos que se guardan en un archivo, que puede ser renombrado con una extensi\u00f3n que termina en .php, resultando en que los usuarios autenticados del \"translator\" puedan inyectar c\u00f3digo PHP en archivos que terminan en .php en ubicaciones accesibles para la web"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2021-24721",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:40:47.700",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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  ]
}


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