CVE-2021-24661
PostX Gutenberg Blocks WordPress Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
The PostX – Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.4.10, with Saved Templates Addon enabled, allows users with Contributor roles or higher to read password-protected or private post contents the user is otherwise unable to read, given the post ID.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 27, 2021, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:31 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-24661.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8d966ff1-9c88-43c7-8f4b-93c88e214677 | Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-24661 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-24661 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The PostX – Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.4.10, with Saved Templates Addon enabled, allows users with Contributor roles or higher to read password-protected or private post contents the user is otherwise unable to read, given the post ID. The PostX – Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.4.10, with Saved Templates Addon enabled, allows users with Contributor roles or higher to read password-protected or private post contents the user is otherwise unable to read, given the post ID. -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 01, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8d966ff1-9c88-43c7-8f4b-93c88e214677 No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8d966ff1-9c88-43c7-8f4b-93c88e214677 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wpxpo:postx_-_gutenberg_blocks_for_post_grid:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4.10
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-24661 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-24661
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.20594
percentile