# CVE-2021-25052: Button Generator < 2.3.3 - RFI leading to RCE via CSRF

> An attacker can exploit a CSRF vulnerability in the Button Generator plugin to include arbitrary files, leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qgxx-xcvx-3pp5

## What is CVE-2021-25052?

CVE-2021-25052 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Unknown Button Generator – easily Button Builder, published on 10 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Button Generator WordPress plugin before 2.3.3 within the wow-company admin menu page allows to include() arbitrary file with PHP extension (as well as with data:// or http:// protocols), thus leading to CSRF RCE.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25052?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wow-Company Button Generator.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25052?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25052 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25052 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-25052 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Button Generator <2.3.3 - Remote File Inclusion (nuclei): http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-25052.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Button Generator – easily Button Builder

- [CVE-2023-49155](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49155/): WordPress Button Generator – easily Button Builder Plugin <= 2.3.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2023-25443](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25443/): WordPress Button Generator – easily Button Builder Plugin <= 2.3.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2024-3471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3471/): Button Generator < 3.0 - Button Deletion via CSRF (low 3.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25052 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25052 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Unknown Button Generator – easily Button Builder, published on 10 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-25052 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Button Generator – easily Button Builder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25052/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25052/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25052
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25052
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25052

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