CVE-2021-24311

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    CVE-2021-24311

    Published: 1 Jun 2021Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The wp_ajax_upload-remote-file AJAX action of the External Media WordPress plugin before 1.0.34 was vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via any authenticated users.

    References: , https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4fb90999-6f91-4200-a0cc-bfe9b34a5de9, https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/critical-vulnerability-patched-in-external-media-plugin/

    Affected packages

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    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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