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

> Low-privilege users can tamper with parameters to access and modify other users' data in wpDataTables tables.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2qmv-ph7p-fh64

## 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 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24197?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24198/): wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Improper Access Control leading to Table Data Deletion (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-4314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4314/): wpDataTables < 2.1.66 - Admin+ PHP Object Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-23876](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23876/): WordPress wpDataTables Plugin <= 2.1.49 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-24199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24199/): wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Blind SQL Injection via start Parameter (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-24200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24200/): wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Blind SQL Injection via length Parameter (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24197 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24197/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24197/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24197
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24197
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24197

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24197/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.