{"cve":"CVE-2021-24311","nvd":{"published":"2021-06-01T14:15:08.857","modified":"2026-06-17T03:39:48.690","status":"Modified","description":"The wp_ajax_upload-remote-file AJAX action of the External Media WordPress plugin before 1.0.34 was vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via any authenticated users.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-434"],"references":["https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4fb90999-6f91-4200-a0cc-bfe9b34a5de9","https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/critical-vulnerability-patched-in-external-media-plugin/","https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4fb90999-6f91-4200-a0cc-bfe9b34a5de9","https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/critical-vulnerability-patched-in-external-media-plugin/"],"products":["external_media_project:external_media"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:18:09.669877188+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-24311","score":0.01775,"percentile":0.78198,"date":"2026-10-31"},"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."]}