5.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-24752
CatchThemes Plugins Cross-Site Request Forgery & Capability Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Multiple Plugins from the CatchThemes vendor do not perform capability and CSRF checks in the ctp_switch AJAX action, which could allow any authenticated users, such as Subscriber to change the Essential Widgets WordPress plugin before 1.9, To Top WordPress plugin before 2.3, Header Enhancement WordPress plugin before 1.5, Generate Child Theme WordPress plugin before 1.6, Essential Content Types WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Web Tools WordPress plugin before 2.7, Catch Under Construction WordPress plugin before 1.4, Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin before 1.6, Catch Sticky Menu WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch Scroll Progress Bar WordPress plugin before 1.6, Social Gallery and Widget WordPress plugin before 2.3, Catch Infinite Scroll WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Import Export WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch Duplicate Switcher WordPress plugin before 1.6, Catch Breadcrumb WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch IDs WordPress plugin before 2.4's configurations.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 18, 2021, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 25, 2022, 3:32 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-24752 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Catchplugins catch_scroll_progress_bar
2 Catchplugins catch_sticky_menu
3 Catchplugins catch_themes_demo_import
4 Catchplugins catch_under_construction
5 Catchplugins catch_web_tools
6 Catchplugins essential_content_types
7 Catchplugins essential_widgets
8 Catchplugins generate_child_theme
9 Catchplugins header_enhancement
10 Catchplugins to_top
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 10
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-24752.

URL Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/181a729e-fffe-457c-9e8d-a4343fd2e630 Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-24752 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-24752 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/181a729e-fffe-457c-9e8d-a4343fd2e630 No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/181a729e-fffe-457c-9e8d-a4343fd2e630 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-352
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:catchplugins:catch_scroll_progress_bar:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:catchplugins:catch_sticky_menu:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7 *cpe:2.3:a:catchplugins:catch_themes_demo_import:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:catchplugins:catch_under_construction:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4 *cpe:2.3:a:catchplugins:catch_web_tools:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7 *cpe:2.3:a:catchplugins:essential_content_types:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.9 *cpe:2.3:a:catchplugins:essential_widgets:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.9 *cpe:2.3:a:catchplugins:generate_child_theme:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:catchplugins:header_enhancement:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.5 *cpe:2.3:a:catchplugins:to_top:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-24752 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-2021-24752 weaknesses.

CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts Embedding Scripts within Scripts CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion Malicious Logic Insertion CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration Modification of Windows Service Configuration CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate Malicious Root Certificate CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof Intent Spoof CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure WebView Exposure CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration Data Injected During Configuration CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment CAPEC-550: Install New Service Install New Service CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service Modify Existing Service CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit Install Rootkit CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers Replace File Extension Handlers CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable Replace Trusted Executable CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File Modify Shared File CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon Run Software at Logon CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software Disable Security Software CAPEC-62: Cross Site Request Forgery Cross Site Request Forgery CAPEC-111: JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking) JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking) CAPEC-462: Cross-Domain Search Timing Cross-Domain Search Timing CAPEC-467: Cross Site Identification Cross Site Identification
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

0.19097

percentile

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