Name: CVE-2021-24154: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-24154, CWE-552, CVSS 4.9, EPSS 0.01066

The Theme Editor WordPress plugin before 2.6 did not validate the GET file parameter before passing it to the download_file() function, allowing administrators to download arbitrary files on the web server, such as /etc/passwd

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.9
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Theme Editor Plugin	—	Update theme-editor plugin to version 2.6, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Feb 13, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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