Simple School Staff Directory <= 1.1 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
Priority LOW 35CWE-434Published · Updated
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 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
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0149 74th 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 | Simple Schools Staff Directory | 1.1 – 1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Simple Schools Staff Directory VendorUnknown Affected 1.1 – 1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simple_schools_staff_directory_project:simple_schools_staff_directory:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.1 | Vulnerable | Simple Schools Staff Directory Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:simple_schools_staff_directory_project:simple_schools_staff_directory:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.1 Vulnerable ·Simple Schools Staff Directory Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24663
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gg8c-wv43-x28x
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-24663 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24663 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gg8c-wv43-x28x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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