{"id":"CVE-2021-24209","details":"The WP Super Cache WordPress plugin before 1.7.2 was affected by an authenticated (admin+) RCE in the settings page due to input validation failure and weak $cache_path check in the WP Super Cache Settings -\u003e Cache Location option. Direct access to the wp-cache-config.php file is not prohibited, so this vulnerability can be exploited for a web shell injection.","modified":"2026-07-09T05:13:43.968357Z","published":"2021-04-05T19:15:17.407Z","references":[{"type":"FIX","url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2496238/wp-super-cache"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/733d8a02-0d44-4b78-bbb2-37e447acd2f3"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/automattic/wp-super-cache","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"a7fb9dce9841b7094099002f71a45948fb909dfd"}],"database_specific":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:automattic:wp_super_cache:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*","extracted_events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.7.2"}],"source":"CPE_RANGE"}}],"versions":["1.7.1","1.7.0","1.6.9","1.6.8","1.6.7","1.6.6","1.6.5","1.6.4","1.6.3","1.6.2","1.6.1","1.6.0","1.5.9","1.5.8","1.5.7.1","1.5.7","1.5.6","1.5.5","1.5.4","1.5.3","1.5.2","1.5.1","1.5.0","1.4.8","1.4.6","1.4.5","1.4.4","1.4.3","1.4"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-24209.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}