Name: CVE-2021-24981: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-24981, CWE-352, CWE-434, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00837

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.0.6.2 was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote File Upload leading to arbitrary PHP shell uploads in the wp-content/plugins directory.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Directorist Plugin	—	Update directorist plugin to version 7.0.6.2, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Nov 16, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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