CVE-2021-24572 Paypal Donation < 1.3.1 - CSRF to Arbitrary Post Deletion
A CSRF vulnerability in the Accept Donations with PayPal plugin allows attackers to force logged-in admins to delete arbitrary posts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24572?
CVE-2021-24572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Accept Donations with PayPal, published on 1 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Accept Donations with PayPal WordPress plugin before 1.3.1 provides a function to create donation buttons which are internally stored as posts. The deletion of a button is not CSRF protected and there is no control to check if the deleted post was a button post. As a result, an attacker could make logged in admins delete arbitrary posts
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24572?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpplugin Accept Donations With Paypal.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-24572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Accept Donations with PayPal
- CVE-2025-47517 WordPress Accept Donations with PayPal plugin <= 1.4.5 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
- CVE-2021-24989 Accept Donations with PayPal < 1.3.4 - Arbitrary Post Deletion via CSRF
- CVE-2021-24815 Paypal Donation < 1.3.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2021-24570 Paypal Donation < 1.3.1 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-887j-hc67-xww2.