What is CVE-2021-24649?

CVE-2021-24649 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wedevs Wp_user_frontend, classified under CWE-287 IMPROPER AUTHENTICATION. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-24649?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24649 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Wedevs Wp_user_frontend

CVE-2021-24649

The WP User Frontend WordPress plugin before 3.5.29 uses a user supplied argument called urhidden in its registration form, which contains the role for the account to be created with, encrypted via wpuf_encryption(). This could allow an at…

EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wedevs Wp_user_frontend
Unknown Wp User Frontend — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24649?: CVE-2021-24649 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wedevs Wp_user_frontend, classified under CWE-287 IMPROPER AUTHENTICATION. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-24649?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24649 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.