PT-2021-16282 · WordPress · Batch Cat

Quentin Villain · Published 2021-11-08 · Updated 2022-07-30 · CVE-2021-24788

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Batch Cat WordPress plugin versions 0.3 and earlier

Description: The issue allows any authenticated user, including simple subscribers, to add, set, or delete arbitrary categories to posts. This is because the plugin defines 3 custom AJAX actions that require authentication but are available for all roles.

Recommendations: For Batch Cat WordPress plugin versions 0.3 and earlier, update to a version that fixes this issue to restrict access to custom AJAX actions. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24788

Affected Products

Batch Cat

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8fdff8a-f158-46e8-94f1-f051a6c5608b · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24788 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24788 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/34042 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/24318 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23138 · Telegram Post