What is CVE-2021-24981?

CVE-2021-24981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpwax Directorist, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-12-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-24981?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24981 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Wpwax Directorist

CVE-2021-24981

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.0.6.2 was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote File Upload leading to arbitrary PHP shell uploads in the wp-content/plugins directory.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.008 (53.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wpwax Directorist
Unknown Directorist – Business Directory Plugin — versions 7.0.6.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24981?: CVE-2021-24981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpwax Directorist, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-12-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-24981?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24981 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.