CVE-2021-24717 AutomatorWP < 1.7.6 - Missing Authorization and Privilege Escalation
Subscribers can exploit missing capability checks to enumerate automations, disclose private data, and escalate privileges in the AutomatorWP 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-2021-24717?
CVE-2021-24717 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown AutomatorWP, published on 1 Nov 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AutomatorWP WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 does not perform capability checks which allows users with Subscriber roles to enumerate automations, disclose title of private posts or user emails, call functions, or perform privilege escalation via Ajax actions.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24717?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Automatorwp Automatorwp.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24717?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24717 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-2021-24717 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24717 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown AutomatorWP
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w87w-64p4-f94p.