SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-24788

As a result, any authenticated user (including simple subscribers) can add/set/delete arbitrary categories to posts.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.90%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.90%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The Batch Cat WordPress plugin through 0.3 defines 3 custom AJAX actions, which both require authentication but are available for all roles. As a result, any authenticated user (including simple subscribers) can add/set/delete arbitrary categories to posts.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.90% probability · 58th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-863
Affected
batch cat project/batch cat
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.