Is CVE-2021-24892 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-24892 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-24892?

CVE-2021-24892 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-24892?

CVE-2021-24892 has an EPSS score of 1.80% (76th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24892?

Upgrade advanced forms to 1.6.9 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-24892

HIGHEPSS 76th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Insecure Direct Object Reference in edit function of Advanced Forms (Free & Pro) before 1.6.9 allows authenticated remote attacker to change arbitrary user's email address and request for reset password, which could lead to take over of WordPress's administrator account. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must register to obtain a valid WordPress's user and use such user to authenticate with WordPress in order to exploit the vulnerable edit function.

CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

How to fix

Remediation Available

advanced formsNVD

Affected:< 1.6.9Fixed in:1.6.9CVE-2021-24892derived 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

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

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.