What is CVE-2021-24977?

CVE-2021-24977 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dineshkarki Use Any Font, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2021-24977?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24977 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Dineshkarki Use Any Font

CVE-2021-24977

The Use Any Font | Custom Font Uploader WordPress plugin before 6.2.1 does not have any authorisation checks when assigning a font, allowing unauthenticated users to sent arbitrary CSS which will then be processed by the frontend for all users. Due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping in the backend, it could also lead to Stored XSS issues

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.015 (71.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Dineshkarki Use_any_font
Unknown Use Any Font | Custom Uploader — versions 6.2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24977?: CVE-2021-24977 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dineshkarki Use Any Font, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-24977?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24977 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.