CVE-2021-24284 is a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability affecting the Kaswara Modern VC Addons WordPress plugin up to version 3.0.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to upload malicious files, such as PHP scripts, by exploiting the 'uploadFontIcon' AJAX action, leading to complete system compromise. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in KEV, the vulnerability has a high EPSS score and has garnered significant community attention and media coverage, including reports of attackers actively scanning for and targeting vulnerable sites.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kaswara_project:kaswara:*:*:*:*:*: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.
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.