PT-2021-16396 · WordPress · Wpguppy

Keyvan Hardani · Published 2021-12-27 · Updated 2022-01-07 · CVE-2021-24997

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: WP Guppy WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.3

Description: The issue allows any user to call certain REST API endpoints without authorization, potentially leading to sensitive information disclosure, including usernames and chats between users. It also enables sending messages as an arbitrary user.

Recommendations: For WP Guppy WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.3, update to version 1.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the affected REST API endpoints until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24997

Affected Products

Wpguppy

References · 4

• 🔥 https://github.com/Keyvanhardani/WP-Guppy-A-live-chat-WP-JSON-API-Sensitive-Information-Disclosure · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/747e6c7e-a167-4d82-b6e6-9e8613f0e900 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24997 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24997 · Security Note