Is CVE-2021-24501 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-24501 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-24501?

CVE-2021-24501 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-24501?

CVE-2021-24501 has an EPSS score of 1.25% (66th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24501?

Upgrade workreap to 2.2.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-24501

HIGH

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Workreap WordPress theme before 2.2.2 had several AJAX actions missing authorization checks to verify that a user was authorized to perform critical operations such as modifying or deleting objects. This allowed a logged in user to modify or delete objects belonging to other users on the site.

CWE-283 CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

workreapNVD

Affected:< 2.2.2Fixed in:2.2.2CVE-2021-24501derived 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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

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