Vulnerability · Published Sep 20, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2021-24663Simple School Staff Directory <= 1.1 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity unrestricted file upload in Simple Schools Staff Directory from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Simple Schools Staff Directory WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not validate uploaded logo pictures to ensure that are indeed images, allowing high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary file like PHP, leading to RCE

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Unknown Simple Schools Staff Directory 1.1 – through 1.1

Weakness: CWE-434

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