CVE-2021-24981 (GCVE-0-2021-24981)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-21 08:45 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:49
VLAI
Title
Directorist – Business Directory Plugin < 7.0.6.2 - CSRF to Remote File Upload
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Directorist – Business Directory Plugin Affected: 7.0.6.2 , < 7.0.6.2 (custom)
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Credits
lostbytes1
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