What is CVE-2021-24703?

CVE-2021-24703 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metagauss Download Plugin, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2021-11-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-24703?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24703 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Metagauss Download Plugin

CVE-2021-24703

The Download Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.6.1 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the dpwap_plugin_activate AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscribers, to activate plugins that are already installed.

Published 2021-11-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Metagauss Download Plugin
Download Plugin — versions 1.6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/4ed8296e-1306-481f-9a22-723b051122c0 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24703?: CVE-2021-24703 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metagauss Download Plugin, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2021-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-24703?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24703 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.