PT-2021-16297 · WordPress · Colorful Categories

Apple502J · Published 2021-11-17 · Updated 2021-11-19 · CVE-2021-24802

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Colorful Categories WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.0.15

Description: The issue concerns a lack of nonce checks in the Colorful Categories WordPress plugin, which could allow attackers to perform a CSRF attack. This attack could enable an attacker to make a logged-in admin or editor change taxonomy colors.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 2.0.15, update to version 2.0.15 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the taxonomy color change functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24802

Affected Products

Colorful Categories

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d92db61f-341c-4f3f-b962-326194ddbd1e · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24802 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24802 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/32510 · Telegram Post