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Status published
High
CVE-2021-24981
Directorist – Business Directory Plugin < 7.0.6.2 - CSRF to Remote File Upload
Vulnerability Description
The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.0.6.2 was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote File Upload leading to arbitrary PHP shell uploads in the wp-content/plugins directory.
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:
- lostbytes1
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Directorist – Business Directory Plugin
Vulnerable Versions:
7.0.6.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 21st, 2021
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
T1190
Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1505.003
Web Shell
Persistence
T1105
Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1059
Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1565.002
Stored Data Manipulation
Impact
T1566.002
Spearphishing Link
Initial Access
T1204.001
Malicious Link
Execution
T1098
Account Manipulation
Persistence
T1565.001
Stored Data Manipulation
Impact