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CVE-2021-24236: Imagements <= 1.2.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload to RCE

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

The Imagements WordPress plugin through 1.2.5 allows images to be uploaded in comments, however only checks for the Content-Type in the request to forbid dangerous files. This allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files by using a valid image Content-Type along with a PHP filename and code, leading to RCE.

Affected products

• williewonka Imagements: through 1.2.5

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8f24e74f-60e3-4100-9ab2-ec31b9c9cdea
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8f24e74f-60e3-4100-9ab2-ec31b9c9cdea

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