CVE-2021-24236 is a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability affecting the Imagements WordPress plugin up to version 1.2.5. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this by manipulating the Content-Type header to bypass file type restrictions, allowing the upload of malicious PHP files. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a severe risk of remote code execution, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, public Nuclei templates exist, indicating readily available exploit code. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagements_project:imagements:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.