Is CVE-2021-24962 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-24962 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-24962?

CVE-2021-24962 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-24962?

CVE-2021-24962 has an EPSS score of 2.85% (85th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24962?

Upgrade wordpress file upload to 4.16.3 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-24962

HIGHEPSS 85th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The WordPress File Upload Free and Pro WordPress plugins before 4.16.3 allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform path traversal via a shortcode argument, which can then be used to upload a PHP code disguised as an image inside the auto-loaded directory of the plugin, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpress file uploadNVD

Affected:< 4.16.3Fixed in:4.16.3CVE-2021-24962derived from NVD

wordpress file upload proNVD

Affected:< 4.16.3Fixed in:4.16.3CVE-2021-24962derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.85%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Exploit1

wpscan.com

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CVE-2024-23897	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-32315	High	8.6	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-29464	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-26086	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-22005	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-5902	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.