CVE-2021-24179 json
Business Directory Plugin < 5.11 - Arbitrary File Upload to RCE
published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-11093
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress WordPress plugin before 5.11 suffered from a Cross-Site Request Forgery issue, allowing an attacker to make a logged in administrator import files. As the plugin also did not validate uploaded files, it could lead to RCE.
Patch / fix
- strategy11 business_directory_plugin_-_easy_listing_directories 5.11
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0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c0a5cdde-732a-432a-86c2-776df5d130a7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Business Directory Team Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/c0a5cdde-732a-432a-86c2-776df5d130a7
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-24179
- NVD CVE-2021-24179
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