Auth bypass in Bracketspace Advanced Cron Manager
CVE-2021-25084
The Advanced Cron Manager WordPress plugin before 2.4.2 and Advanced Cron Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 2.5.3 do not have authorisation checks in some of their AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to call them and add or remove events as well as schedules for example
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (49.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.2% 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
- Bracketspace Advanced Cron Manager
- Advanced Cron Manager — versions 2.4.2
- Advanced Cron Manager Pro — versions 2.5.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/7c5c602f-499f-431b-80bc-507053984a06 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-25084?
- CVE-2021-25084 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bracketspace Advanced Cron Manager, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-02-07.
- How severe is CVE-2021-25084?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-25084 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.