CVE-2021-24347
SP Project & Document Manager <2 4.22 - Authenticated Shell Upload
The SP Project & Document Manager WordPress plugin before 4.22 allows users to upload files, however, 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 php files could still be uploaded by changing the file extension's case, for example, from "php" to "pHP".
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The SP Project & Document Manager WordPress plugin before 4.22 allows users to upload files, however, 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 php files could still be uploaded by changing the file extension's case, for example, from "php" to "pHP".
- Record
CVE-2021-24347- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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-178
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SP Project & Document Manager <2 4.22 - Authenticated Shell Upload
The SP Project & Document Manager WordPress plugin before 4.22 allows users to upload files, however, 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 php files could still be uploaded by changing the file extension's case, for example, from "php" to "pHP".
- Record
CVE-2021-24347- Weakness
- CWE-178
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-11260 No score
The SP Project & Document Manager WordPress plugin before 4.22 allows users to upload files, however, 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 php files could still be uploaded by changing the file extension's case, for example, from "php" to "pHP".
- Record
EUVD-2021-11260- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p8xc-86cg-8cgm
The SP Project & Document Manager WordPress plugin before 4.22 allows users to upload files,...
The SP Project & Document Manager WordPress plugin before 4.22 allows users to upload files, however, 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 php files could still be uploaded by changing the file extension's case, for example, from "php" to "pHP".
- Record
GHSA-p8xc-86cg-8cgm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-178
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Wordpress Plugin SP Project and Document - Authenticated Remote Code Execution | 2021-06-14 |
| Nuclei | WordPress SP Project & Document Manager <4.22 - Authenticated Shell Upload |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-24347 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Smartypants Sp Project & Document Manager, published June 14, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54.1%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wpscan.com/vulnerability/8f6e82d5-c0e9-468e-acb8-7cd549f6a45a
packetstormsecurity.com/files/163434/WordPress-SP-Project-And-Document-Manager-4.21-Shell-Upload.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24347
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p8xc-86cg-8cgm