Is CVE-2021-24197 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-24197 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-24197?

CVE-2021-24197 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-24197?

CVE-2021-24197 has an EPSS score of 1.24% (65th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24197?

Upgrade wpdatatables to 3.4.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-24197

HIGH

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts premium WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 has Improper Access Control. A low privilege authenticated user that visits the page where the table is published can tamper the parameters to access the data of another user that are present in the same table by taking over the user permissions on the table through formdata[wdt_ID] parameter. By exploiting this issue an attacker is able to access and manage the data of all users in the same table.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

wpdatatablesNVD

Affected:< 3.4.2Fixed in:3.4.2CVE-2021-24197derived 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

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

65thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 65% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

wpdatatables.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-1653	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

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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.