CVE-2021-3120: An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards Premium plugin before 3.3.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to achieve remote code execution on the operating system in

critical Affects yith-woocommerce-gift-cards (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2021-02-22; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards Premium plugin before 3.3.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to achieve remote code execution on the operating system in

Package: yith-woocommerce-gift-cards (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <3.3.1
Fixed in: 3.3.1
Severity: critical CVSS 9.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 37% (98.5th percentile)
Published: 2021-02-22
Source: nvd

References

CWE-434

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