# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4665-x724-m73j

## 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

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery), CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24947?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- WordPress Responsive Vector Maps < 6.4.2 - Arbitrary File Read (nuclei): http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-24947.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24947 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24947 exists.

Affected product: Unknown RVM – Responsive Vector Maps. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24947/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24947/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24947
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24947
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24947

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24947/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.