vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: insert-pages: CVE-2021-24851: Incorrect Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Oct 18, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Oct 18, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Insert Pages WordPress plugin before 3.7.0 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to access content and metadata from arbitrary posts/pages regardless of their author and status (ie private), using a shortcode. Password protected posts/pages are not affected by such issue.
Solution
insert-pages-plugin-cve-2021-24851
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24851
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ee47f62-93f5-40ed-8c1d-555a21eb714a?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11763
- CVE-2021-24851
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24851
- CWE-863
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11763
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