CVE-2021-39352
Catch Themes Demo Import <= 1.7 Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
The Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via the import functionality found in the ~/inc/CatchThemesDemoImport.php file, in versions up to and including 1.7, due to insufficient file type validation. This makes it possible for an attacker with administrative privileges to upload malicious files that can be used to achieve remote code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.2
Catch Themes Demo Import <= 1.7 Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
The Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via the import functionality found in the ~/inc/CatchThemesDemoImport.php file, in versions up to and including 1.7, due to insufficient file type validation. This makes it possible for an attacker with administrative privileges to upload malicious files that can be used to achieve remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-39352- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25713
7.2
The Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via the import functionality found in the ~/inc/CatchThemesDemoImport.php file, in versions up to and including 1.7, due to insufficient file type validation. This makes it possible for an attacker with administrative privileges to upload malicious files that can be used to achieve remote code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25713- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p6rq-prcm-f9fw No score
The Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via the...
The Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via the import functionality found in the ~/inc/CatchThemesDemoImport.php file, in versions up to and including 1.7, due to insufficient file type validation. This makes it possible for an attacker with administrative privileges to upload malicious files that can be used to achieve remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-p6rq-prcm-f9fw- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.2
The Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads via the import functionality found in the ~/inc/CatchThemesDemoImport.php file, in versions up to and including 1.7, due to insufficient file type validation. This makes it possible for an attacker with administrative privileges to upload malicious files that can be used to achieve remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-39352- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Wordpress Plugin Catch Themes Demo Import RCE | 2021-10-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-39352 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Catch Themes Demo Import Themes Demo Import, published October 21, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 56.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2617555/catch-themes-demo-import/trunk/inc/CatchThemesDemoImport.php
github.com/BigTiger2020/word-press/blob/main/Catch%20Themes%20Demo%20Import.md
packetstormsecurity.com/files/165207/WordPress-Catch-Themes-Demo-Import-1.6.1-Shell-Upload.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/165463/WordPress-Catch-Themes-Demo-Import-Shell-Upload.html
github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/Wordpress/CVE-2021-39352
exploit-db.com/exploits/50580
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39352
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p6rq-prcm-f9fw