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CVE-2021-24537

Similar Posts <= 3.1.5 - Admin+ Arbitrary PHP Code Execution

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: November 8, 2021 at 05:34 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSimilar Posts

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

The Similar Posts WordPress plugin through 3.1.5 allow high privilege users to execute arbitrary PHP code in an hardened environment (ie with DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT, DISALLOW_FILE_MODS and DISALLOW_UNFILTERED_HTML set to true) via the 'widget_rrm_similar_posts_condition' widget setting of the plugin.

Affected

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

Similar Posts· Shareaholicwordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 3.1.53.1.5

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)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d6b46cb-5244-486f-ad70-4023907ac9eb

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94NVD-CWE-Other

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