Is CVE-2021-24692 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-24692 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-24692?

CVE-2021-24692 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-24692?

CVE-2021-24692 has an EPSS score of 1.34% (68th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24692?

Upgrade simple download monitor to 3.9.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-24692

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.5 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to download any file on the web server (such as wp-config.php) via a path traversal vector.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

simple download monitorNVD

Affected:< 3.9.5Fixed in:3.9.5CVE-2021-24692derived 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

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

68thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 68% 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.