# CVE-2021-24501: Workreap theme < 2.2.2 - Missing Authorization Checks in Ajax Actions

> A logged-in user can modify or delete objects belonging to other users due to missing authorization checks in AJAX actions.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 9 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jvp5-pmfj-c5g6

## What is CVE-2021-24501?

CVE-2021-24501 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Workreap, published on 9 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Workreap WordPress theme before 2.2.2 had several AJAX actions missing authorization checks to verify that a user was authorized to perform critical operations such as modifying or deleting objects. This allowed a logged in user to modify or delete objects belonging to other users on the site.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-283 (Unverified Ownership)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24501?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Amentotech Workreap.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24501?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24501 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24501 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24501 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Workreap

- [CVE-2025-4973](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4973/): Workreap <= 3.3.1 - Authentication Bypass via 'workreap_verify_user_account' (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-13446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13446/): Workreap <= 3.2.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-24499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24499/): Workreap theme < 2.2.2 - Unauthenticated Upload Leading to Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-5012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5012/): Workreap <= 3.3.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload via 'workreap_temp_upload_to_media' (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24500/): Workreap theme < 2.2.2 - Multiple CSRF + IDOR Vulnerabilities (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24501 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24501 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Workreap, published on 9 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-2021-24501 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Workreap. 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-2021-24501/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24501/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24501
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24501
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24501

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24501/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.