CVE-2021-24981

Directorist – Business Directory Plugin < 7.0.6.2 - CSRF to Remote File Upload

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Published Dec 21, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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

Directorist – Business Directory Plugin

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.0.6.2`	affected	< 7.0.6.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpwax:directorist:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-11893	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.282% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.sucuri.net/2021/11/fake-ransomware-infection-spooks-website-owners.html
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4c45df6d-b3f6-49e5-8b1f-edd32a12d71c

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Wpwax Directorist

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:49 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Dec 21, 2021, 8:45 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:49 PM
Reserved: Jan 14, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:41 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 21, 2021, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:41 AM

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