CVE-2021-24825 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-24825

Custom Content Shortcode < 4.0.2 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Access / LFI

Vulnerability Description

The Custom Content Shortcode WordPress plugin before 4.0.2 does not validate the data passed to its load shortcode, which could allow Contributor+ (v < 4.0.1) or Admin+ (v < 4.0.2) users to display arbitrary files from the filesystem (such as logs, .htaccess etc), as well as perform Local File Inclusion attacks as PHP files will be executed. Please note that such attack is still possible by admin+ in single site blogs by default (but won't be when either the unfiltered_html or file_edit is disallowed)

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:

  • Francesco Carlucci

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Custom Content Shortcode
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0.2

Timeline

Official Publish: March 7th, 2022
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-345

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle
Credential Access
T1071 Application Layer Protocol
Command and Control
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Exfiltration