PT-2021-16322 · WordPress · Squaretype

Emil Kylander Edwartz · Published 2021-11-08 · Updated 2021-11-13 · CVE-2021-24840

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Squaretype WordPress theme version 3.0.3 and earlier

Description: The issue allows unauthenticated users to manipulate the query vars used to retrieve posts to display in one of its REST endpoints, without any validation. As a result, private and scheduled posts could be retrieved via a crafted request.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 3.0.4, update to version 3.0.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the REST endpoint until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

IDOR

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-639

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24840

Affected Products

Squaretype

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/971302fd-4e8b-4c6a-818f-3a42c7fb83ef · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24840 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24840 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23376 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/31996 · Telegram Post