Name: CVE-2021-24966: External Control of File Name or Path
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-24966, CWE-73, CVSS 4.9, EPSS 0.04253

The Error Log Viewer WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not validate the path of the log file to clear, allowing high privilege users to clear arbitrary files on the web server, including those outside of the blog folder

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:N/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Error Log Viewer Plugin	—	Update error-log-viewer plugin to version 1.1.2, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Nov 10, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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