CVE-2021-24248 json
Business Directory Plugin < 5.11.1 - Authenticated PHP4 Upload to RCE
published 2021-05-05 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11162
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress WordPress plugin before 5.11.1 did not properly check for imported files, forbidding certain extension via a blacklist approach, allowing administrator to import an archive with a .php4 inside for example, leading to RCE
Patch / fix
- strategy11 business_directory_plugin_-_easy_listing_directories 5.11.1
Exploit prediction
1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ca886a34-cd2b-4032-9de1-8089b5cf3001 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Business Directory Team Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/ca886a34-cd2b-4032-9de1-8089b5cf3001
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-24248
- NVD CVE-2021-24248
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