{"cve":"CVE-2021-24155","nvd":{"published":"2021-04-05T19:15:14.700","modified":"2026-06-17T03:39:29.257","status":"Modified","description":"The WordPress Backup and Migrate Plugin – Backup Guard WordPress plugin before 1.6.0 did not ensure that the imported files are of the SGBP format and extension, allowing high privilege users (admin+) to upload arbitrary files, including PHP ones, leading to RCE.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.2},"cwes":["CWE-434"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163382/WordPress-Backup-Guard-1.5.8-Shell-Upload.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163623/WordPress-Backup-Guard-Authenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html","https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d442acac-4394-45e4-b6bb-adf4a40960fb","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163382/WordPress-Backup-Guard-1.5.8-Shell-Upload.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163623/WordPress-Backup-Guard-Authenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html"],"products":["backup-guard:backup_guard"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:17:01.373894544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-24155","score":0.84112,"percentile":0.99694,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}