CVE-2021-24244 WPBakery Page Builder Clipboard < 4.5.8 - Unauthorised Arbitrary License Options Update
Low-privilege users can update license options due to missing capability checks in the WPBakery Page Builder Clipboard plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24244?
CVE-2021-24244 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in bitorbit WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Clipboard, published on 5 May 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An AJAX action registered by the WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Clipboard WordPress plugin before 4.5.8 did not have capability checks, allowing low privilege users, such as subscribers, to update the license options (key, email).
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24244?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpbakery Page Builder Clipboard Project Wpbakery Page Builder Clipboard.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24244?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24244 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-2021-24244 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24244 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in bitorbit WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Clipboard
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x46v-m262-7xx6.