CVE-2021-24453 describes a critical path traversal and local file inclusion vulnerability in the Include Me WordPress plugin up to version 1.2.1. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) through log poisoning, potentially leading to a full compromise of the underlying system. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges and no user interaction, resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score indicates a low likelihood of exploitation, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, nor has it garnered significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:include_me_project:include_me:*:*:*:*:*: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.