What is CVE-2021-24779?

CVE-2021-24779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp Debugging Project, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2021-24779?

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

Is CVE-2021-24779 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Wp Debugging Project

CVE-2021-24779

The WP Debugging WordPress plugin before 2.11.0 has its update_settings() function hooked to admin_init and is missing any authorisation and CSRF checks, as a result, the settings can be updated by unauthenticated users.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2021-10-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wp Debugging Project
Wp Debugging — versions 2.11.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/8d0e65ee-fdd1-4fd6-9a27-01664c703d90 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24779?: CVE-2021-24779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp Debugging Project, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2021-24779?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24779 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.