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CVE-2021-24840

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 1.13%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-11-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. It affects WordPress. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

CVE
CVE-2021-24840
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
1.13%
WordPress

Original NVD 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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