Auth bypass in Wphappycoders Comments Like Dislike
CVE-2021-24379
The Comments Like Dislike WordPress plugin before 1.1.4 allows users to like/dislike posted comments, however does not prevent them from replaying the AJAX request to add a like. This allows any user (even unauthenticated) to add unlimited like/dislike to any comment. The plugin appears to have some Restriction modes, such as Cookie Restriction, IP Restrictions, Logged In User Restriction, however, they do not prevent such attack as they only check client side
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.010 (58.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Wphappycoders Comments_like_dislike
- Unknown Comments Like Dislike — versions 1.1.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24379?
- CVE-2021-24379 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wphappycoders Comments Like Dislike, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-06-21.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24379?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24379 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.