CVE-2021-4449
ZoomSounds <= 5.96 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
CVE-2021-4449 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Digitalzoomstudio Zoomsounds, published October 16, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.39%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 5.39%EPSS, 92nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The ZoomSounds plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'savepng.php' file in versions up to, and including, 5.96. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. CVE-2021-4457 is a duplicate of this.
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
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | ZoomSounds Plugin - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload |
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 9.8
ZoomSounds <= 5.96 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
The ZoomSounds plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'savepng.php' file in versions up to, and including, 5.96. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. CVE-2021-4457 is a duplicate of this.
- Record
CVE-2021-4449- 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-2021-34634 9.8
The ZoomSounds plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'savepng.php' file in versions up to, and including, 5.96. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. CVE-2021-4457 is a duplicate of this.
- Record
EUVD-2021-34634- 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
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pwf8-74xg-4p7m 9.8
The ZoomSounds plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file...
The ZoomSounds plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'savepng.php' file in versions up to, and including, 5.96. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
- Record
GHSA-pwf8-74xg-4p7m- 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 9.8
The ZoomSounds plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'savepng.php' file in versions up to, and including, 5.96. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. CVE-2021-4457 is a duplicate of this.
- Record
CVE-2021-4449- 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/262e3bb3-bc83-4d0b-8056-9f94ec141b8f?source=cve
ithemes.com/blog/wordpress-vulnerability-report-june-2021-part-5
wpscan.com/vulnerability/07259a61-8ba9-4dd0-8d52-cc1df389c0ad
sploitus.com/exploit?id=WPEX-ID:07259A61-8BA9-4DD0-8D52-CC1DF389C0AD
github.com/0xAgun/Arbitrary-File-Upload-ZoomSounds
codecanyon.net/item/zoomsounds-wordpress-wave-audio-player-with-playlist/6181433
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4449
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pwf8-74xg-4p7m