What is CVE-2021-24800?

CVE-2021-24800 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Designwall Dw Question \& Answer, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-04-25.

How severe is CVE-2021-24800?

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

Is CVE-2021-24800 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Designwall Dw Question \& Answer

CVE-2021-24800

The DW Question & Answer Pro WordPress plugin through 1.3.4 does not check that the comment to edit belongs to the user making the request, allowing any user to edit other comments.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.006 (47.2th 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

Designwall Dw_question_\&_answer
Unknown Dw Question Answer Pro — versions 1.3.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

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-2021-24800?: CVE-2021-24800 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Designwall Dw Question \& Answer, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2021-24800?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24800 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.