Is CVE-2021-24154 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-24154 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-24154?

CVE-2021-24154 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-24154?

CVE-2021-24154 has an EPSS score of 1.07% (61th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24154?

Upgrade theme editor to 2.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-24154

MEDIUM

4.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Theme Editor WordPress plugin before 2.6 did not validate the GET file parameter before passing it to the download_file() function, allowing administrators to download arbitrary files on the web server, such as /etc/passwd

CWE-552

How to fix

Remediation Available

theme editorNVD

Affected:< 2.6Fixed in:2.6CVE-2021-24154derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.07%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

wpscan.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-17519	High	7.5	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-11371	High	7.5	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-50164	Critical	9.8	81%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-3715	Medium	5.5	75%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-15175	High	7.4	71%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-39316	High	7.5	67%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.