vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: backup: CVE-2021-24155: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 18, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 18, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The WordPress Backup and Migrate Plugin – Backup Guard WordPress plugin before 1.6.0 did not ensure that the imported files are of the SGBP format and extension, allowing high privilege users (admin+) to upload arbitrary files, including PHP ones, leading to RCE.
Solution
backup-plugin-cve-2021-24155
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24155
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01e8e53c-8d23-4bd3-9291-29f97df7c984?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11069
- CVE-2021-24155
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24155
- CWE-434
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11069
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