Auth bypass in Legalweb Wp Dsgvo Tools
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 requests. As such, it was possible for an attacker to permanently delete an arbitrary post or page on the site by sending an AJAX request with the “action” parameter set to “admin-dismiss-unsubscribe” and the “id” parameter set to the post to be deleted. Sending such a request would move the post to the trash, and repeating the request would permanently delete the post in question.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.038 (89.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Legalweb Wp Dsgvo Tools
- Legalweb Wp Dsgvo Tools (Gdpr) — versions 3.1.23
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/11/vulnerability-in-wp-dsgvo-tools-gdpr-plugin-allo… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-42359?
- CVE-2021-42359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Legalweb Wp Dsgvo Tools, 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.