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cve[email protected]CVE-2021-24859
HistoryDec 13, 2021 - 11:15 a.m.

CVE-2021-24859

2021-12-1311:15:00
CWE-284
web.nvd.nist.gov
15
cve-2021-24859
user meta shortcodes
wordpress
data exfiltration
security vulnerability
nvd

4.3 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

4.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

4 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

24.1%

The User Meta Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 0.5 registers a shortcode that allows any user with a role as low as contributor to access other users metadata by specifying the user login as a parameter. This makes the WP instance vulnerable to data extrafiltration, including password hashes

VendorProductVersionCPE
user\-metauser_meta_manager*cpe:2.3:a:user\-meta:user_meta_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

4.3 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

4.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

4 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

24.1%