CVE-2021-24212

WooCommerce Help Scout < 2.9.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload leading to RCE

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Published Apr 5, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 7.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

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

WooCommerce Help Scout

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.9.1`	affected	< 2.9.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:woocommerce:help_scout:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11126	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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 None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.9% (7.908% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://dzv365zjfbd8v.cloudfront.net/changelogs/woocommerce-help-scout/changelog.txt
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf9305e8-f5bc-45c3-82db-0ef00fd46129

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Woocommerce Help Scout

Weaknesses

CWE-434

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Apr 5, 2021, 6:27 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:21 PM
Reserved: Jan 14, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:39 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 5, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:39 AM

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