What is CVE-2021-34623?

CVE-2021-34623 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Profilepress, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-07-07.

How severe is CVE-2021-34623?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-34623 known to be exploited?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Profilepress

CVE-2021-34623

A vulnerability in the image uploader component found in the ~/src/Classes/ImageUploader.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to upload arbitrary files during user registration or during profile updates…

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.021 (79.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Profilepress — versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3
Properfraction Profilepress

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-34623?: CVE-2021-34623 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Profilepress, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-34623?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-34623 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.