CVE-2021-24220
All Thrive Themes Legacy Themes < 2.0.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload and Option Deletion
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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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Thrive “Legacy” Rise by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Luxe by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Minus by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Ignition by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, FocusBlog by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Squared by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Voice WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Performag by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Pressive by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Storied by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0 register a REST API endpoint to compress images using the Kraken image optimization engine. By supplying a crafted request in combination with data inserted using the Option Update vulnerability, it was possible to use this endpoint to retrieve malicious code from a remote URL and overwrite an existing file on the site with it or create a new file.This includes executable PHP files that contain malicious code.
- Record
CVE-2021-24220- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
All Thrive Themes Legacy Themes < 2.0.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload and Option Deletion
Thrive “Legacy” Rise by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Luxe by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Minus by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Ignition by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, FocusBlog by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Squared by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Voice WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Performag by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Pressive by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Storied by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0 register a REST API endpoint to compress images using the Kraken image optimization engine. By supplying a crafted request in combination with data inserted using the Option Update vulnerability, it was possible to use this endpoint to retrieve malicious code from a remote URL and overwrite an existing file on the site with it or create a new file.This includes executable PHP files that contain malicious code.
- Record
CVE-2021-24220- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-11134 No score
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- Record
EUVD-2021-11134- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pf3q-84pr-fv6p No score
Thrive “Legacy” Rise by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Luxe by Thrive Themes...
Thrive “Legacy” Rise by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Luxe by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Minus by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Ignition by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, FocusBlog by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Squared by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Voice WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Performag by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Pressive by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Storied by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0 register a REST API endpoint to compress images using the Kraken image optimization engine. By supplying a crafted request in combination with data inserted using the Option Update vulnerability, it was possible to use this endpoint to retrieve malicious code from a remote URL and overwrite an existing file on the site with it or create a new file.This includes executable PHP files that contain malicious code.
- Record
GHSA-pf3q-84pr-fv6p- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- thrive themes focusblog by thrive themes
- thrive themes ignition by thrive themes
- thrive themes luxe by thrive themes
- thrive themes minus by thrive themes
- thrive themes performag by thrive themes
- thrive themes pressive by thrive themes
- thrive themes rise by thrive themes
- thrive themes squared by thrive themes
- thrive themes storied by thrive themes
- thrive themes voice
- thrivethemes focusblog
- thrivethemes ignition
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Multiple Thrive Themes < 2.0.0 - 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-2021-24220 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Thrive Themes Focusblog By Thrive Themes, published April 12, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.95%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.