Arbitrary file upload in Woocommerce Help Scout
CVE-2021-24212
The WooCommerce Help Scout WordPress plugin before 2.9.1 (https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-help-scout/) allows unauthenticated users to upload any files to the site which by default will end up in wp-content/uploads/hstmp.
Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.079 (94.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.079 · newest: 0.079 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Woocommerce Help Scout
- Woocommerce Help Scout — versions 2.9.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf9305e8-f5bc-45c3-82db-0ef00fd46129 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- dzv365zjfbd8v.cloudfront.net/changelogs/woocommerce-help-scout/changelog.txt (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24212?
- CVE-2021-24212 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Woocommerce Help Scout, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-04-05.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24212?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24212 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.