CVE-2021-24500
HIGHDescription
Several AJAX actions available in the Workreap WordPress theme before 2.2.2 lacked CSRF protections, as well as allowing insecure direct object references that were not validated. This allows an attacker to trick a logged in user to submit a POST request to the vulnerable site, potentially modifying or deleting arbitrary objects on the target site.
How to fix
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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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-283 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-8554 | Medium | 6.3 | 9.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-27903 | Critical | 9.8 | 8.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-24501 | High | 8.1 | 1.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-1007 | Medium | 5.3 | 0.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-29220 | Medium | 6.5 | 0.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-47940 | High | 7.2 | 0.4% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2021-24500?
Upgrade workreap to 2.2.2 or later.
Is CVE-2021-24500 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2021-24500 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.65% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 48% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2021-24500?
CVE-2021-24500 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2021-24500 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for workreap (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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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.