What is CVE-2021-24783?

CVE-2021-24783 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Publishpress Post Expirator, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-24783?

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

Is CVE-2021-24783 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Publishpress Post Expirator

CVE-2021-24783

The Post Expirator WordPress plugin before 2.6.0 does not have proper capability checks in place, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to schedule deletion of arbitrary posts.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.008 (52.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Publishpress Post_expirator
Unknown Post Expirator: Automatically Unpublish Wordpress Posts — versions 2.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

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-2021-24783?: CVE-2021-24783 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Publishpress Post Expirator, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-24783?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24783 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.