Arbitrary file upload in Business Directory Team Plugin – Easy Listing Directories For WordPress

CVE-2021-24248

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

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.016 (73.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24248?
CVE-2021-24248 is a high-severity vulnerability in Business Directory Team Plugin – Easy Listing Directories For WordPress, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-24248?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24248 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.