vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: external-media: CVE-2021-24311: 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) | May 13, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 13, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
external-media-plugin-cve-2021-24311
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24311
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a8f31b4b-c8d8-4028-b419-f8396a5cb2a9?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11225
- CVE-2021-24311
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24311
- CWE-434
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11225
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