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CVE-2021-24161: expresstech responsive_menu Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 05-04-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-24161 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in expresstech responsive_menu. EPSS estimates a 1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
45/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 05-04-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Reponsive Menu (free and Pro) WordPress plugins before 4.0.4, attackers could craft a request and trick an administrator into uploading a zip archive containing malicious PHP files. The attacker could then access those files to achieve remote code execution and further infect the targeted site.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

69%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.25% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wordfence.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Expresstech3 products
Wordpress1 product
  • responsive-menu< 4.0.4

2 vendors · 4 products

References

3 links