CVE-2021-24962

WordPress File Upload < 4.16.3 - Contributor+ Path Traversal to RCE

Published Mar 28, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-11874 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 7:49 PM
Reserved
Jan 14, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 28, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:41 AM