Is CVE-2021-24194 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-24194 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-24194?

CVE-2021-24194 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-24194?

CVE-2021-24194 has an EPSS score of 1.32% (68th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24194?

Upgrade login protection - limit failed login attempts to 2.9 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-24194

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Low privileged users can use the AJAX action 'cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback' in the Login Protection - Limit Failed Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 2.9, to install any plugin (including a specific version) from the WordPress repository, as well as activate arbitrary plugin from then blog, which helps attackers install vulnerable plugins and could lead to more critical vulnerabilities like RCE.

CWE-285

How to fix

Remediation Available

Affected:< 2.9Fixed in:2.9CVE-2021-24194derived 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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

68thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 68% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

wpscan.com

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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.