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CVE-2021-24209

WP Super Cache < 1.7.2 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE)

Published: Apr 5, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-94
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
23.8%
Top 2.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Nuclei · OpenVAS

Description

The 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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

automattic
commercial·USaka sensei lms, woocommerce, jetpack
wp super cacheOn-premCMS Plugin
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/733d8a02-0d44-4b78-bbb2-37e447acd2f3
wpscan.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2496238/wp-super-cache
plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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