CVE-2021-24966
The Error Log Viewer WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not validate the path of the log file to clear, allowing high privilege users to clear arbitrary files on the web server, including those outside of the blog folder
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 5.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
The Error Log Viewer WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not validate the path of the log file to clear, allowing high privilege users to clear arbitrary files on the web server, including those outside of the blog folder
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.19% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 16 February 2022
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-73
- Affected
- bestwebsoft/error log viewer
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
EPSS 5.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/166a4f88-4f0c-4bf4-b624-5e6a02e21fa0Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/166a4f88-4f0c-4bf4-b624-5e6a02e21fa0Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.