{"id":"CVE-2021-24703","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-24703","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:29:01.208Z","title":"The Download Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.6.1 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the dpwap_plugin_activate AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscribers, to activate plugins that are already installed.","description":"The Download Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.6.1 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the dpwap_plugin_activate AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscribers, to activate plugins that are already installed.","published":"2021-11-23T20:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:40:46.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"contact@wpscan.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-732","CWE-352"],"affected":["metagauss/download plugin"],"epss":{"score":0.00398,"percentile":0.33824,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4ed8296e-1306-481f-9a22-723b051122c0","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"contact@wpscan.com"},{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4ed8296e-1306-481f-9a22-723b051122c0","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24703","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}