CVE-2021-24783 Post Expirator < 2.6.0 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Post Schedule Deletion
Contributors can delete arbitrary posts due to missing capability checks in the Post Expirator WordPress 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-2021-24783?
CVE-2021-24783 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Post Expirator: Automatically Unpublish WordPress Posts, published on 8 Nov 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Post Expirator WordPress plugin before 2.6.0 does not have proper capability checks in place, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to schedule deletion of arbitrary posts.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24783?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Publishpress Post Expirator.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24783?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24783 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-2021-24783 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24783 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-46rg-rhmq-hq2r.