CVE-2021-24800 DW Question & Answer Pro <= 1.3.4 - Arbitrary Comment Edition via IDOR

Q: What is CVE-2021-24800?

CVE-2021-24800 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown DW Question Answer Pro, published on 25 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2021-24800 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2021-24800?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24800 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 4.3 Published 25 Apr 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

An attacker can edit arbitrary comments belonging to other users due to missing ownership checks in the DW Question & Answer Pro 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-2021-24800?

CVE-2021-24800 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown DW Question Answer Pro, published on 25 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The DW Question & Answer Pro WordPress plugin through 1.3.4 does not check that the comment to edit belongs to the user making the request, allowing any user to edit other comments.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24800?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Designwall Dw Question \& Answer.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24800?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24800 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-2021-24800 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q6xh-rw6q-pcc2.