CVE-2021-24154

MEDIUM
Published Apr 5, 20215y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
4.9 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Apr 5, 2021 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Theme Editor WordPress plugin before 2.6 did not validate the GET file parameter before passing it to the download_file() function, allowing administrators to download arbitrary files on the web server, such as /etc/passwd

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.9
Exploitability
1.2
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-552

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
themeeditortheme_editor* <2.6

References 1

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/566c6836-fc3d-4dd9-b351-c3d9da9ec22e
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.