CVE-2021-24154 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Theme Editor WordPress plugin before 2.6 did not validate the GET file parameter before passing it to the download_file() function, allowing administrators to download arbitrary files on the web server, such as /etc/passwd

Published: 2021-04-05

Score: 4.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Theme Editor

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.6`	affected	< 2.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:themeeditor:theme_editor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11068	The Theme Editor WordPress plugin before 2.6 did not validate the GET file parameter before passing it to the download_file() function, allowing administrators to download arbitrary files on the web server, such as /etc/passwd

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00576.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/566c6836-fc3d-4dd9-b351-c3d9da9ec22e

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Themeeditor Theme Editor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-04-05T18:27:42.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:21:18.397Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24154

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-05T19:15:14.640

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:52:28.910

Link: CVE-2021-24154

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-552

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