Vulnerability · Published Sep 13, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2021-24620Simple eCommerce <= 2.2.5 - Arbitrary File Upload

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity unrestricted file upload in WordPress Simple Ecommerce Shopping Cart Plugin- Sell products through Paypal from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The WordPress Simple Ecommerce Shopping Cart Plugin- Sell products through Paypal plugin through 2.2.5 does not check for the uploaded Downloadable Digital product file, allowing any file, such as PHP to be uploaded by an administrator. Furthermore, as there is no CSRF in place, attackers could also make a logged admin upload a malicious PHP file, which would lead to RCE

Affected products (as reported)

Weakness: CWE-434

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