WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2021-24501 Modified

Workreap: A security weakness

Workreap is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 8.1 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 8.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Workreap
Plugin slug
workreap
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 09, 2021
Weakness
CWE-283 — Unverified Ownership
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Aug 09, 2021 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Workreap to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Workreap WordPress theme before 2.2.2 had several AJAX actions missing authorization checks to verify that a user was authorized to perform critical operations such as modifying or deleting objects. This allowed a logged in user to modify or delete objects belonging to other users on the site.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources