PT-2021-16346 · WordPress · Get Custom Field Values

Francesco Carlucci · Published 2021-12-13 · Updated 2021-12-15 · CVE-2021-24872

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Get Custom Field Values WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.0

Description: The issue allows users with a role as low as Contributor to access other posts metadata without validating the permissions. For example, contributors can access admin posts metadata.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 4.0, update to version 4.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the role of users to prevent them from accessing sensitive metadata until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24872

Affected Products

Get Custom Field Values

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ec23734a-5ea7-4e46-aba9-3dee4e6dffb6 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24872 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24872 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/33800 · Telegram Post