CVE-2021-24161 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In the Reponsive Menu (free and Pro) WordPress plugins before 4.0.4, attackers could craft a request and trick an administrator into uploading a zip archive containing malicious PHP files. The attacker could then access those files to achieve remote code execution and further infect the targeted site.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Expresstech	Responsive Menu

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:expresstech:responsive_menu:::::free:wordpress::
	cpe:2.3:a:expresstech:responsive_menu:::::pro:wordpress::

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/efca27e0-bdb6-4497-8330-081f909d6933
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/02/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-responsive-menu-plugin/

History

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	Responsive Menu < 4.0.4 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Upload	Responsive Menu < 4.0.4 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Upload

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-04-05T18:27:43.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:21:18.537Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24161

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-05T19:15:15.170

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:52:29.780

Link: CVE-2021-24161

Redhat

No data.

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