# CVE-2021-24473: User Profile Picture < 2.6.0 - Arbitrary User Picture Change/Deletion via IDOR

> Authenticated users can modify or delete other users' profile pictures due to missing authorization checks in the User Profile Picture plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 2 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pf3f-6cwq-wv9h

## What is CVE-2021-24473?

CVE-2021-24473 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown User Profile Picture, published on 2 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The User Profile Picture WordPress plugin before 2.6.0 was affected by an IDOR issue, allowing users with the upload_image capability (by default author and above) to change and delete the profile pictures of other users (including those with higher roles).

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24473?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cozmoslabs User Profile Picture.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24473?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24473 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24473 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24473 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown User Profile Picture

- [CVE-2021-24170](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24170/): User Profile Picture < 2.5.0 - Sensitive Information Disclosure (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-5639](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5639/): User Profile Picture <= 2.6.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Profile Picture Update (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24473 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24473 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown User Profile Picture, published on 2 Aug 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-2021-24473 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown User Profile Picture. 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-2021-24473/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24473/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24473
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24473
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24473

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24473/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.