CVE-2021-24161 describes a critical vulnerability in the Responsive Menu (free and Pro) WordPress plugins prior to version 4.0.4, allowing attackers to upload malicious PHP files via a crafted zip archive, leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be exploited remotely (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), and the CVE shows minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely known or actively exploited.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:expresstech:responsive_menu:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* | ||
< 4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:expresstech:responsive_menu:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.