CVE-2021-24499 is a critical vulnerability affecting the Workreap WordPress theme prior to version 2.2.2. It allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, including executable code like PHP scripts, to the server due to missing nonce checks and insufficient validation in AJAX upload functions. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available via ExploitDB and Nuclei templates, indicating a high potential for active exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amentotech:workreap:*:*:*:*:*: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.