CVE-2021-24947 RVM - Responsive Vector Maps < 6.4.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Read
Authenticated subscribers can read arbitrary files on the web server due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in the RVM 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-2021-24947?
CVE-2021-24947 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown RVM – Responsive Vector Maps, published on 7 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The RVM WordPress plugin before 6.4.2 does not have proper authorisation, CSRF checks and validation of the rvm_upload_regions_file_path parameter in the rvm_import_regions AJAX action, allowing any authenticated user, such as subscriber, to read arbitrary files on the web server
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24947?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Thinkupthemes Responsive Vector Maps.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24947?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24947 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-2021-24947 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24947 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4665-x724-m73j.