CVE-2021-24197 wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Improper Access Control leading to Table Permission Takeover

What is CVE-2021-24197?

CVE-2021-24197 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts, published on 12 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts premium WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 has Improper Access Control. A low privilege authenticated user that visits the page where the table is published can tamper the parameters to access the data of another user that are present in the same table by taking over the user permissions on the table through formdata[wdt_ID] parameter. By exploiting this issue an attacker is able to access and manage the data of all users in the same table.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24197?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tms-Outsource Wpdatatables.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2021-24197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts

• CVE-2021-24198 wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Improper Access Control leading to Table Data Deletion High 8.1
• CVE-2023-4314 wpDataTables < 2.1.66 - Admin+ PHP Object Injection High 7.2
• CVE-2023-23876 WordPress wpDataTables Plugin <= 2.1.49 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Medium 6.5
• CVE-2021-24199 wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Blind SQL Injection via start Parameter Medium 6.5
• CVE-2021-24200 wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Blind SQL Injection via length Parameter Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-2qmv-ph7p-fh64.