vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-guppy: CVE-2021-24997: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Nov 22, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Nov 22, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The WP Guppy WordPress plugin before 1.3 does not have any authorisation in some of the REST API endpoints, allowing any user to call them which could lead to sensitive information disclosure, such as usernames and chats between users, as well as being able to send messages as an arbitrary user.
Solution
wp-guppy-plugin-cve-2021-24997
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24997
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1983cc82-c527-47d9-84ba-f903dda1b1ca?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11909
- CVE-2021-24997
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24997
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11909
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