# CVE-2021-24661: PostX Gutenberg Blocks Saved Templates Addon < 2.4.10 - Private Content Disclosure

> Contributors can read private or password-protected post contents via the Saved Templates Addon, exposing sensitive data to unauthorized users.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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:** 27 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f6jc-q8w3-xvwj

## What is CVE-2021-24661?

CVE-2021-24661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown PostX – Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid, published on 27 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The PostX – Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.4.10, with Saved Templates Addon enabled, allows users with Contributor roles or higher to read password-protected or private post contents the user is otherwise unable to read, given the post ID.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24661?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpxpo Postx - Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24661?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24661 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24661 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24661 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown PostX – Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid

- [CVE-2021-24652](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24652/): PostX Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid < 2.4.10 - Missing Access Controls (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-24659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24659/): PostX Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid < 2.4.10 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2021-24660](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24660/): PostX Gutenberg Blocks Saved Templates Addon < 2.4.10 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24661 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown PostX – Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid, published on 27 Sep 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-2021-24661 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown PostX – Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid. 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-2021-24661/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24661/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24661
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24661
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24661

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24661/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.