What is CVE-2021-42359?

CVE-2021-42359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Legalweb Wp Dsgvo Tools (Gdpr), classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2021-42359?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-42359 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Legalweb Wp Dsgvo Tools (Gdpr)

CVE-2021-42359

WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR) <= 3.1.23 had an AJAX action, ‘admin-dismiss-unsubscribe‘, which lacked a capability check and a nonce check and was available to unauthenticated users, and did not check the post type when deleting unsubscription req…

EPSS: 0.201 (95.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Legalweb Wp Dsgvo Tools (Gdpr) — versions 3.1.23

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/11/vulnerability-in-wp-dsgvo-tools-gdpr-plugin-allo… (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42359?: CVE-2021-42359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Legalweb Wp Dsgvo Tools (Gdpr), classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-42359?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-42359 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.