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CVE-2021-24377

HIGH 8.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
June 21, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-362
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 2.7.8 attempts to remove potential malicious files from the extracted archive uploaded via the 'Import Settings' feature, however this is not sufficient to protect against RCE as a race condition can be achieved in between the moment the file is extracted on the disk but not yet removed. It is a bypass of CVE-2020-24948.

Affected WordPress components

  • Autoptimize Plugin · autoptimize
    Confirmed match Active
    From 2.7.8 (including) to 2.7.8 (excluding); Before 2.7.8
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Autoptimize — From 2.7.8 (including) to 2.7.8 (excluding)
  • autoptimize autoptimize — Before 2.7.8

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/85c0a564-2e56-413d-bc3a-1039343207e4 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record