What is CVE-2021-34624?

CVE-2021-34624 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-2021-34624?

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

Is CVE-2021-34624 known to be exploited?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Profilepress

CVE-2021-34624

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

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.683 (98.6th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/06/easily-exploitable-critical-vulnerabilities-patc… (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-34624?: CVE-2021-34624 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-2021-34624?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-34624 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.