FKIE_CVE-2021-24212

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-04-05 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:39
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The WooCommerce Help Scout WordPress plugin before 2.9.1 (https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-help-scout/) allows unauthenticated users to upload any files to the site which by default will end up in wp-content/uploads/hstmp.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttp://dzv365zjfbd8v.cloudfront.net/changelogs/woocommerce-help-scout/changelog.txtRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf9305e8-f5bc-45c3-82db-0ef00fd46129Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dzv365zjfbd8v.cloudfront.net/changelogs/woocommerce-help-scout/changelog.txtRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf9305e8-f5bc-45c3-82db-0ef00fd46129Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
woocommerce help_scout *
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          "vendor": "Unknown",
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            }
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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    },
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      "value": "El plugin del WordPress WooCommerce Help Scout, versiones anteriores a 2.9.1 (https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-help-scout/) permite a usuarios no autenticados cargar cualquier archivo en el sitio que, por defecto, terminar\u00e1 en wp-content/uploads/hstmp"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2021-24212",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:39:36.603",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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