vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: automatorwp: CVE-2021-24717: Improper Privilege Management
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 28, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 28, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The AutomatorWP WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 does not perform capability checks which allows users with Subscriber roles to enumerate automations, disclose title of private posts or user emails, call functions, or perform privilege escalation via Ajax actions.
Solution
automatorwp-plugin-cve-2021-24717
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24717
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9b95fe0e-4677-4667-9a84-96801b547088?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11629
- CVE-2021-24717
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24717
- CWE-863
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11629
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