CVE-2021-24209

Summary

CVECVE-2021-24209
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-04-05 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:31:00 UTC
DescriptionThe WP Super Cache WordPress plugin before 1.7.2 was affected by an authenticated (admin+) RCE in the settings page due to input validation failure and weak $cache_path check in the WP Super Cache Settings -> Cache Location option. Direct access to the wp-cache-config.php file is not prohibited, so this vulnerability can be exploited for a web shell injection.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-94

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Automattic Wp Super Cache All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
m0ze.ru/vulnerability/[2021-03-13]-[WordPress]-[CWE-94]-WP-Super-Cach... MISC m0ze.ru Broken Link
Attention Required! | Cloudflare CONFIRM wpscan.com
403 Forbidden MISC plugins.trac.wordpress.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 154093 Word Press Super Cache WordPress plugin before 1.7.2 was affected by an authenticated0 (admin+) RCE
  • 730116 WordPress Super Cache WordPress plugin authenticated (admin+) RCE Vulnerability
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