CVE-2021-24311 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2021-06-01

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

External Media

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.34`	affected	< 1.0.34

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11225	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 0.01894.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

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Subscriptions

External Media Project External Media

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-06-01T11:33:29.000Z

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

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

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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Weaknesses

CWE-434

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