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CVE-2021-24840 Details

Description

The Squaretype WordPress theme before 3.0.4 allows unauthenticated users to manipulate the query_vars used to retrieve the posts to display in one of its REST endpoint, without any validation. As a result, private and scheduled posts could be retrieved via a crafted request.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/971302fd-4e8b-4c6a-818f-3a42c7fb83ef CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/971302fd-4e8b-4c6a-818f-3a42c7fb83ef [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key[email protected]
CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
codesupply squaretype
< 3.0.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:codesupply:squaretype:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-24840
NVD Published Date:
Nov 8, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-24840 Details - Not Deferred