What is CVE-2021-24318?

CVE-2021-24318 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Purethemes Listeo, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-06-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-24318?

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

Is CVE-2021-24318 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Purethemes Listeo

CVE-2021-24318

The Listeo WordPress theme before 1.6.11 did not ensure that the Post/Page and Booking to delete belong to the user making the request, allowing any authenticated users to delete arbitrary page/post and booking via an IDOR vector.

Published 2021-06-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Purethemes Listeo — versions 1.6.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/9afa7e11-68b3-4196-975e-8b3f8e68ce56 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
m0ze.ru/vulnerability/[2021-02-10]-[WordPress]-[CWE-639]-Listeo-WordPress-Theme… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24318?: CVE-2021-24318 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Purethemes Listeo, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-06-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-24318?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24318 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.