The SP Project & Document Manager WordPress plugin before 4.24 allows any authenticated users, such as subscribers, to upload files. The plugin attempts to prevent PHP and other similar files that could be executed on the server from being uploaded by checking the file extension. It was discovered that on Windows servers, the security checks in place were insufficient, enabling bad actors to potentially upload backdoors on vulnerable sites.
CVE-2021-4225 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Arbitrary File Upload issue affecting the Plugin SP Project & Document Manager. It affects Versions before 4.24 and is fixed in 4.24.
CVE-2021-4225 is tracked for the Plugin SP Project & Document Manager as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions before 4.24. Update SP Project & Document Manager to 4.24 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
sp-client-document-manager
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2021-4225 |
| Patched Versions |
4.24
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 4.24
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
SP Project & Document Manager <= 4.71 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injeciton
SP Project & Document Manager < 2.4.4 - Multiple SQL Injection
SP Project & Document Manager <= 4.69 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode
SP Project & Document Manager <= 4.67 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection
SP Project & Document Manager <= 4.67 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary User Password Change
SP Project & Document Manager <= 4.21 - Authenticated Shell Upload
SP Project & Document Manager <= 4.70 - Missing Authorization Stored Cross-Site Scripting
SP Project & Document Manager <= 4.59 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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