vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: users-profile-picture: CVE-2021-24170: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Mar 3, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 3, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The REST API endpoint get_users in the User Profile Picture WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 returned more information than was required for its functionality to users with the upload_files capability. This included password hashes, hashed user activation keys, usernames, emails, and other less sensitive information.
Solution
users-profile-picture-plugin-cve-2021-24170
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24170
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6535f932-3aa4-4686-adf6-4e7a1f494e02?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11084
- CVE-2021-24170
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24170
- CWE-200
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11084
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