CVE-2021-24248

Business Directory Plugin < 5.11.1 - Authenticated PHP4 Upload to RCE

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: May 5, 2021 at 06:39 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:39 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsBusiness Directory Plugin Easy Listing DirectoriesBusiness Directory Plugin Easy Listing Directories

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

The Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress WordPress plugin before 5.11.1 did not properly check for imported files, forbidding certain extension via a blacklist approach, allowing administrator to import an archive with a .php4 inside for example, leading to RCE

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.11.1
Affected range stops below 5.11.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.11.1
Affected range stops below 5.11.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-434

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