CVE-2021-24311: 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…

PriorityP276high8.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

ITWVulnCheck KEV

Exploited in the wild

EPSS

1.77%

75.4th percentile

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.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
external_media_project	external_media	< 1.0.34	1.0.34

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.06.5MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

vulncheck8.8HIGH

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