Simple eCommerce <= 2.2.5 - Arbitrary File Upload
Priority LOW 39CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution, Tampering
- 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 and CWE-352.
Summary
The WordPress Simple Ecommerce Shopping Cart Plugin- Sell products through Paypal plugin through 2.2.5 does not check for the uploaded Downloadable Digital product file, allowing any file, such as PHP to be uploaded by an administrator. Furthermore, as there is no CSRF in place, attackers could also make a logged admin upload a malicious PHP file, which would lead to RCE
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00632 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 | WordPress Simple Ecommerce Shopping Cart Plugin- Sell products through Paypal | 2.2.5 – 2.2.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WordPress Simple Ecommerce Shopping Cart Plugin- Sell products through Paypal VendorUnknown Affected 2.2.5 – 2.2.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simple-e-commerce-shopping-cart_project:simple-e-commerce-shopping-cart:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 2.2.5 | Vulnerable | Simple-e-commerce-shopping-cart Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:simple-e-commerce-shopping-cart_project:simple-e-commerce-shopping-cart:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·Simple-e-commerce-shopping-cart Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24620
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjv5-g5g9-4cg4
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-24620 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24620 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjv5-g5g9-4cg4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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