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CVE-2021-24240 (GCVE-0-2021-24240)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-22 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:21
VLAI
Title
Business Hours Pro <= 5.5.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload to RCE
Summary
The Business Hours Pro WordPress plugin through 5.5.0 allows a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files using its manual update functionality, leading to an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Business Hours Pro Affected: 5.5.0 , ≤ 5.5.0 (custom)
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Credits
Harald Eilertsen
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