CVE-2021-24721

Loco Translate <= 2.5.3 - Authenticated PHP Code Injection

mediumImproper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

6.5

CVSS Score

6.5

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.5.4

Patched in

834d

Time to patch

Description

The Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 mishandles data inputs which get saved to a file, which can be renamed to an extension ending in .php, resulting in authenticated "translator" users being able to inject PHP code into files ending with .php in web accessible locations.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<2.5.4

PublishedOctober 11, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginloco-translate

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/457865ca-cbf8-42ee-928d-2c894d9d62de?source=api-prod

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