Description
The WP Super Cache WordPress plugin before 1.7.2 was affected by an authenticated (admin+) RCE in the settings page due to input validation failure and weak $cache_path check in the WP Super Cache Settings -> Cache Location option. Direct access to the wp-cache-config.php file is not prohibited, so this vulnerability can be exploited for a web shell injection.
Published: 2021-04-05
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: 3.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-11123 The WP Super Cache WordPress plugin before 1.7.2 was affected by an authenticated (admin+) RCE in the settings page due to input validation failure and weak $cache_path check in the WP Super Cache Settings -> Cache Location option. Direct access to the wp-cache-config.php file is not prohibited, so this vulnerability can be exploited for a web shell injection.
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Automattic Wp Super Cache
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:21:18.735Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24209

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-05T19:15:17.407

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:52:35.940

Link: CVE-2021-24209

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