CVE-2021-24161 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2021-24161

Responsive Menu < 4.0.4 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Upload

8.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

In the Reponsive Menu (free and Pro) WordPress plugins before 4.0.4, attackers could craft a request and trick an administrator into uploading a zip archive containing malicious PHP files. The attacker could then access those files to achieve remote code execution and further infect the targeted site.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Chloe Chamberland

References

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Affected Vendor

ExpressTech

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Affected Software

Responsive Menu – Create Mobile-Friendly Menu, Responsive Menu Pro

Vulnerable Versions:

4.0.4

Timeline

Official Publish: April 5th, 2021

Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1566.002 Spearphishing Link

T1204.001 Malicious Link

T1098 Account Manipulation

T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation