vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-debugging: CVE-2021-24779: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 27, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 27, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The WP Debugging WordPress plugin before 2.11.0 has its update_settings() function hooked to admin_init and is missing any authorisation and CSRF checks, as a result, the settings can be updated by unauthenticated users.
Solution
wp-debugging-plugin-cve-2021-24779
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24779
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7c6aef41-e4f9-4494-a5fd-47f55973d1d9?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11691
- CVE-2021-24779
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24779
- CWE-862
- CWE-352
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11691
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