CVE-2021-24311 describes an arbitrary file upload vulnerability affecting the External Media WordPress plugin prior to version 1.0.34. This flaw allows any authenticated user to upload malicious files via the wp_ajax_upload-remote-file AJAX action. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, enabling high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The EPSS score is low, indicating a low probability of exploitation. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:external_media_project:external_media:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.