CVE-2021-24284 (GCVE-0-2021-24284)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-14 11:38 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:28
VLAI KEVintel KEV
Title
Kaswara Modern VC Addons <= 3.0.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Summary
The Kaswara Modern VC Addons WordPress plugin through 3.0.1 allows unauthenticated arbitrary file upload via the 'uploadFontIcon' AJAX action. The supplied zipfile being unzipped in the wp-content/uploads/kaswara/fonts_icon directory with no checks for malicious files such as PHP.
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
SayenThemes Kaswara Modern VC Addons Affected: 3.0.1 , ≤ 3.0.1 (custom)
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Credits
Robin Goodfellow
KEVintel KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 0250296a-864b-4def-b199-cfc75efcaa7f

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-24284

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-07-13 10:52 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-07-13
Asserted: 2022-07-13
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Kaswara Modern VC Addons <= 3.0.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload | Affected: SayenThemes / Kaswara Modern VC Addons | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.91328 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title Kaswara Modern VC Addons <= 3.0.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Vendor SayenThemes
Product Kaswara Modern VC Addons
Added Date 2022-07-13T10:52:06.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.91328
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile 0.99622
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-19 12:47 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-19 12:47 UTC
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