vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: get-custom-field-values: CVE-2021-24872: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 9, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 9, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Get Custom Field Values WordPress plugin before 4.0 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to access other posts metadata without validating the permissions. Eg. contributors can access admin posts metadata.
Solution
get-custom-field-values-plugin-cve-2021-24872
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24872
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8ff1ca68-7c71-4442-b27f-12743fc39b37?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11784
- CVE-2021-24872
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24872
- CWE-863
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11784
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