CVE-2021-24960

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The WordPress File Upload WordPress plugin before 4.16.3, wordpress-file-upload-pro WordPress plugin before 4.16.3 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to configure the upload form in a way that allows uploading of SVG files, which could be then be used for Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-434

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
UnknownWordPress File Upload>= 4.16.3, < 4.16.3
Unknownwordpress-file-upload-pro>= 4.16.3, < 4.16.3

References

Timeline

Published
Mar 7, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-24960: Medium severity, CVSS 5.4 | Vulnix