Is CVE-2021-24312 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-24312 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-24312?

CVE-2021-24312 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-24312?

CVE-2021-24312 has an EPSS score of 1.71% (75th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24312?

Upgrade wp super cache to 1.7.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-24312

HIGHEPSS 75th pctl

7.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The parameters $cache_path, $wp_cache_debug_ip, $wp_super_cache_front_page_text, $cache_scheduled_time, $cached_direct_pages used in the settings of WP Super Cache WordPress plugin before 1.7.3 result in RCE because they allow input of '$' and '\n'. This is due to an incomplete fix of CVE-2021-24209.

CWE-94Code Injection CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

wp super cacheNVD

Affected:< 1.7.3Fixed in:1.7.3CVE-2021-24312derived 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

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days

75thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 75% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

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.