vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: download-plugin: CVE-2021-24703: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Oct 19, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Oct 19, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The Download Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.6.1 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the dpwap_plugin_activate AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscribers, to activate plugins that are already installed.
Solution
download-plugin-plugin-cve-2021-24703
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24703
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/585a7332-b063-463c-8077-68a860e14df2?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11615
- CVE-2021-24703
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24703
- CWE-732
- CWE-352
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11615
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