CVE-2021-24163

CVSS V2 Medium 6.5 CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
The AJAX action, wp_ajax_ninja_forms_sendwp_remote_install_handler, did not have a capability check on it, nor did it have any nonce protection, therefore making it possible for low-level users, such as subscribers, to install and activate the SendWP Ninja Forms Contact Form – The Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress WordPress plugin before 3.4.34 and retrieve the client_secret key needed to establish the SendWP connection while also installing the SendWP plugin.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2021-24163
  • Assigner
  • contact@wpscan.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2021-04-05T19:15:15
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-08-30T22:41:34
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-862 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:ninjaforms:ninja_forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* 1 OR 3.4.34
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 6.5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 8.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/55fde9fa-f6cd-4546-bee8-4acc628251c2 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/02/one-million-sites-affected-four-severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-ninja-forms/ Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24163
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24163
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:16:33 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-06 01:07:29 2021-04-05T19:15Z 2021-04-05T19:15:15 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-06 01:07:29 2022-08-30T22:41:34 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-06 01:07:29 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated