What is CVE-2021-24698?

CVE-2021-24698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tipsandtricks-Hq Simple Download Monitor, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-24698?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24698 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Tipsandtricks-Hq Simple Download Monitor

CVE-2021-24698

The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.6 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to remove thumbnails from downloads they do not own, even if they cannot normally edit the download.

EPSS: 0.007 (47.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Tipsandtricks-hq Simple_download_monitor
Unknown Simple Download Monitor — versions 3.9.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24698?: CVE-2021-24698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tipsandtricks-Hq Simple Download Monitor, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-24698?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24698 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.