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CVE-2021-24311

HIGH 8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
June 1, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-434
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The wp_ajax_upload-remote-file AJAX action of the External Media WordPress plugin before 1.0.34 was vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via any authenticated users.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown External Media — From 1.0.34 (including) to 1.0.34 (excluding)
  • external_media_project external_media — Before 1.0.34

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4fb90999-6f91-4200-a0cc-bfe9b34a5de9 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/critical-vulnerability-patched-in-external-media-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record