CVE-2021-24363 Photo Gallery < 1.5.75 - File Upload Path Traversal
High-privilege users can upload files to arbitrary filesystem locations via path traversal in the Photo Gallery WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24363?
CVE-2021-24363 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery, published on 16 Aug 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.5.75 did not ensure that uploaded files are kept inside its uploads folder, allowing high privilege users to put images/SVG anywhere in the filesystem via a path traversal vector
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24363?
It affects 1 product.
Products include 10web Photo Gallery.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24363?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24363 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-24363 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24363 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vm6r-qwjc-7jvf.