# CVE-2021-24238: Realteo < 1.2.4 - Arbitrary Property Deletion via IDOR

> Authenticated users can delete arbitrary properties by manipulating the property_id parameter due to missing ownership checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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:** 22 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-828j-hg8h-vf6g

## What is CVE-2021-24238?

CVE-2021-24238 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in PureThemes Findeo, published on 22 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Realteo WordPress plugin before 1.2.4, used by the Findeo Theme, did not ensure that the requested property to be deleted belong to the user making the request, allowing any authenticated users to delete arbitrary properties by tampering with the property_id parameter.

Weakness: CWE-425 (Direct Request), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24238?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Purethemes Findeo, Purethemes Realteo.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24238?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24238 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in PureThemes Findeo

- [CVE-2021-24237](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24237/): Realteo < 1.2.4 - Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24238 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24238 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in PureThemes Findeo, published on 22 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-2021-24238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: PureThemes Findeo. 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-2021-24238/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24238/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24238
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24238
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24238

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24238/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.