CVE-2021-24490 affects the Email Artillery (MASS EMAIL) WordPress plugin up to version 4.1, allowing unauthenticated arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in the "Import Emails" feature. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack requiring high privileges and user interaction, with potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While a .htaccess file mitigates direct web access on Apache, Nginx/IIS servers remain vulnerable. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:email_artillery_project:email_artillery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.