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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wpwax Directorist
- Directorist – Business Directory Plugin — versions 7.0.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/4c45df6d-b3f6-49e5-8b1f-edd32a12d71c (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- blog.sucuri.net/2021/11/fake-ransomware-infection-spooks-website-owners.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
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.