CVE-2021-24695

Q: How do I fix CVE-2021-24695?

Upgrade simple download monitor to 3.9.5 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2021-24695 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-24695 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2021-24695?

CVE-2021-24695 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, 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.

Q: What does CVE-2021-24695 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for simple download monitor (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 74th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.6 saves logs in a predictable location, and does not have any authentication or authorisation in place to prevent unauthenticated users to download and read the logs containing Sensitive Information such as IP Addresses and Usernames

CWE-425

How to fix

Remediation Available

simple download monitorNVD

Affected:< 3.9.5Fixed in:3.9.5CVE-2021-24695derived from NVD

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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

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.63%probability of exploitation in 30 days

74thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 74% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

wpscan.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-45195	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-26085	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2024-0204	Critical	9.8	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-19207	Critical	9.8	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-17736	Critical	9.8	69%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-40875	High	7.5	48%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2021-24695?

Upgrade simple download monitor to 3.9.5 or later.

Is CVE-2021-24695 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-24695 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2021-24695?

CVE-2021-24695 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, 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-2021-24695 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for simple download monitor (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.