vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: catch-duplicate-switcher: CVE-2021-24752: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 20, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 20, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
Multiple Plugins from the CatchThemes vendor do not perform capability and CSRF checks in the ctp_switch AJAX action, which could allow any authenticated users, such as Subscriber to change the Essential Widgets WordPress plugin before 1.9, To Top WordPress plugin before 2.3, Header Enhancement WordPress plugin before 1.5, Generate Child Theme WordPress plugin before 1.6, Essential Content Types WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Web Tools WordPress plugin before 2.7, Catch Under Construction WordPress plugin before 1.4, Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin before 1.6, Catch Sticky Menu WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch Scroll Progress Bar WordPress plugin before 1.6, Social Gallery and Widget WordPress plugin before 2.3, Catch Infinite Scroll WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Import Export WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch Duplicate Switcher WordPress plugin before 1.6, Catch Breadcrumb WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch IDs WordPress plugin before 2.4's configurations.
Solution
catch-duplicate-switcher-plugin-cve-2021-24752
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24752
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ba5656b9-615d-4764-974a-301d3dd748e8?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11664
- CVE-2021-24752
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24752
- CWE-284
- CWE-352
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11664
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