Is CVE-2021-24851 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-24851 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-24851?

CVE-2021-24851 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-24851?

CVE-2021-24851 has an EPSS score of 0.91% (56th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24851?

Upgrade insert pages to 3.7.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-24851

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Insert Pages WordPress plugin before 3.7.0 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to access content and metadata from arbitrary posts/pages regardless of their author and status (ie private), using a shortcode. Password protected posts/pages are not affected by such issue.

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

insert pagesNVD

Affected:< 3.7.0Fixed in:3.7.0CVE-2021-24851derived 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

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.91%probability of exploitation in 30 days

56thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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.