CVE-2021-24752 Multiple Plugins from CatchThemes - Unauthorised Plugin's Setting Change
Authenticated users can modify plugin settings due to missing capability and CSRF checks in multiple CatchThemes WordPress plugins.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24752?
CVE-2021-24752 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in CatchThemes Catch Breadcrumb, published on 18 Oct 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple Plugins from the CatchThemes vendor do not perform capability and CSRF checks in the ctp_switch AJAX action, which could allow any authenticated users, such as Subscriber to change the Essential Widgets WordPress plugin before 1.9, To Top WordPress plugin before 2.3, Header Enhancement WordPress plugin before 1.5, Generate Child Theme WordPress plugin before 1.6, Essential Content Types WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Web Tools WordPress plugin before 2.7, Catch Under Construction WordPress plugin before 1.4, Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin before 1.6, Catch Sticky Menu WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch Scroll Progress Bar WordPress plugin before 1.6, Social Gallery and Widget WordPress plugin before 2.3, Catch Infinite Scroll WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Import Export WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch Duplicate Switcher WordPress plugin before 1.6, Catch Breadcrumb WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch IDs WordPress plugin before 2.4's configurations.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24752?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Catchplugins Catch Scroll Progress Bar, Catchplugins Catch Sticky Menu, Catchplugins Catch Themes Demo Import, Catchplugins Catch Under Construction, Catchplugins Catch Web Tools, Catchplugins Essential Content Types and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24752?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24752 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-2021-24752 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24752 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qcgq-c97q-26vw.