Simple Schools Staff Directory <= 1.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload

7.2
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2021-24663
CVSS 7.2 (High)
Publicly Published August 23, 2021
Last Updated February 3, 2023
Researcher Chuang LI

Description

The Simple Schools Staff Directory WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not validate uploaded logo pictures to ensure that are indeed images, allowing high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary file like PHP, leading to RCE

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Vulnerability Details for Simple Schools Staff Directory

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug simple-schools-staff-directory (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.1

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