CVE-2021-24501 (GCVE-0-2021-24501)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-09 10:04 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:35
VLAI
Title
Workreap theme < 2.2.2 - Missing Authorization Checks in Ajax Actions
Summary
The Workreap WordPress theme before 2.2.2 had several AJAX actions missing authorization checks to verify that a user was authorized to perform critical operations such as modifying or deleting objects. This allowed a logged in user to modify or delete objects belonging to other users on the site.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Workreap Affected: 2.2.2 , < 2.2.2 (custom)
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Credits
Harald Eilertsen (Jetpack)
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