Medium severity · published Nov 8, 2021
CVE-2021-24783
The Post Expirator WordPress plugin before 2.6.0 does not have proper capability checks in place, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to schedule deletion of…
6.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Post Expirator WordPress plugin before 2.6.0 does not have proper capability checks in place, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to schedule deletion of arbitrary posts.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PE
Post Expirator · Publishpress
before 2.6.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24783
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24783
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/de51b970-ab13-41a6-a479-a92cd0e70b71
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