CVE-2021-24311

high

Description

The wp_ajax_upload-remote-file AJAX action of the External Media WordPress plugin before 1.0.34 was vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via any authenticated users.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/critical-vulnerability-patched-in-external-media-plugin/

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4fb90999-6f91-4200-a0cc-bfe9b34a5de9

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-06-01

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01082

Detections

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