CVE-2021-24253

HIGH 8.8CVE-2021-24253 · Published 06/05/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-24253 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability affecting classyfrieds (classyfrieds project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.9%, higher than 79.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
classyfrieds classyfrieds_project	`≤ 3.8`	No fix yet

Description

The Classyfrieds WordPress plugin through 3.8 does not properly check the uploaded file when an authenticated user adds a listing, only checking the content-type in the request. This allows any authenticated user to upload arbitrary PHP files via the Add Listing feature of the plugin, leading to RCE.

References

jinhuang1102/CVE-ID-Reports · Exploit
wpscan.com/vulnerability/ee42c233-0ff6-4b27-a5ec-ad3246bef079 · Exploit

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