CVE-2021-24212
WooCommerce Help Scout < 2.9.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload leading to RCE
The WooCommerce Help Scout WordPress plugin before 2.9.1 (https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-help-scout/) allows unauthenticated users to upload any files to the site which by default will end up in wp-content/uploads/hstmp.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The WooCommerce Help Scout WordPress plugin before 2.9.1 (https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-help-scout/) allows unauthenticated users to upload any files to the site which by default will end up in wp-content/uploads/hstmp.
- Record
CVE-2021-24212- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
WooCommerce Help Scout < 2.9.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload leading to RCE
The WooCommerce Help Scout WordPress plugin before 2.9.1 (https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-help-scout/) allows unauthenticated users to upload any files to the site which by default will end up in wp-content/uploads/hstmp.
- Record
CVE-2021-24212- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-11126 No score
The WooCommerce Help Scout WordPress plugin before 2.9.1 (https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-help-scout/) allows unauthenticated users to upload any files to the site which by default will end up in wp-content/uploads/hstmp.
- Record
EUVD-2021-11126- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-grjr-768v-vmjf No score
The WooCommerce Help Scout WordPress plugin before 2.9.1 (https://woocommerce.com/products...
The WooCommerce Help Scout WordPress plugin before 2.9.1 (https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-help-scout/) allows unauthenticated users to upload any files to the site which by default will end up in wp-content/uploads/hstmp.
- Record
GHSA-grjr-768v-vmjf- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | WooCommerce Help Scout - Arbitrary File Upload |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-24212 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Unknown Woocommerce Help Scout, published April 5, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.91%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
