CVE-2021-24311 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01082.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
External Media Project	External Media

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:external_media_project:external_media:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4fb90999-6f91-4200-a0cc-bfe9b34a5de9
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/critical-vulnerability-patched-in-external-media-plugin/

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-06-01T11:33:29

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:28:23.439Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-24311

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-06-01T14:15:08.857

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:52:49.147

Link: CVE-2021-24311

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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