CVE-2021-34623
ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload in Image Uploader Component
A vulnerability in the image uploader component found in the ~/src/Classes/ImageUploader.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to upload arbitrary files during user registration or during profile updates. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .
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
CVE List Score used
ProfilePress 3.0 - 3.1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload in Image Uploader Component
A vulnerability in the image uploader component found in the ~/src/Classes/ImageUploader.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to upload arbitrary files during user registration or during profile updates. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .
- Record
CVE-2021-34623- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-21273
A vulnerability in the image uploader component found in the ~/src/Classes/ImageUploader.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to upload arbitrary files during user registration or during profile updates. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .
- Record
EUVD-2021-21273- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p4xw-fwjm-wh6h
A vulnerability in the image uploader component found in the ~/src/Classes/ImageUploader.php file...
A vulnerability in the image uploader component found in the ~/src/Classes/ImageUploader.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to upload arbitrary files during user registration or during profile updates. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .
- Record
GHSA-p4xw-fwjm-wh6h- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability in the image uploader component found in the ~/src/Classes/ImageUploader.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to upload arbitrary files during user registration or during profile updates. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .
- Record
CVE-2021-34623- 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
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-34623 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Profilepress, published July 7, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.10%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.