What is CVE-2021-24244?

CVE-2021-24244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bitorbit Wpbakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Clipboard, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2021-24244?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24244 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Bitorbit Wpbakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Clipboard

CVE-2021-24244

An AJAX action registered by the WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Clipboard WordPress plugin before 4.5.8 did not have capability checks, allowing low privilege users, such as subscribers, to update the license options (key, email).

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.009 (56.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Bitorbit Wpbakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Clipboard — versions 4.5.0, 4.5.8
Wpbakery_page_builder_clipboard_project Wpbakery_page_builder_clipboard

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Product, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24244?: CVE-2021-24244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bitorbit Wpbakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Clipboard, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-24244?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24244 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.