Event Banner <= 1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload to RCE
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The Event Banner WordPress plugin through 1.3 does not verify the uploaded image file, allowing admin accounts to upload arbitrary files, such as .exe, .php, or others executable, leading to RCE. Due to the lack of CSRF check, the issue can also be used via such vector to achieve the same result, or via a LFI as authorisation checks are missing (but would require WP to be loaded)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Event Banner | 1.3 – 1.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Event Banner VendorUnknown Affected 1.3 – 1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wp-eventmanager:event_banner:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.3 | Vulnerable | WP Event Manager |
- cpe:2.3:a:wp-eventmanager:event_banner:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.3 Vulnerable ·WP Event Manager
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24252
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4r26-734p-358q
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-24252 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24252 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4r26-734p-358q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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