vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: users-profile-picture: CVE-2021-24473: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Jun 28, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 28, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The User Profile Picture WordPress plugin before 2.6.0 was affected by an IDOR issue, allowing users with the upload_image capability (by default author and above) to change and delete the profile pictures of other users (including those with higher roles).
Solution
users-profile-picture-plugin-cve-2021-24473
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24473
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0f963cd2-0069-4e58-a5e5-8a9bfea65168?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11385
- CVE-2021-24473
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24473
- CWE-639
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11385
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