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CVE-2021-24978:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The OSMapper WordPress plugin versions 2.1.5 and below contained an Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion vulnerability, identified as CVE-2021-24978. The vulnerability was discovered by researcher dc11 and publicly disclosed on March 1, 2022. This security flaw affected the plugin's AJAX action handling mechanism for deleting map-related post types (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from an AJAX action registered with the wpajaxnopriv prefix that handles the deletion of plugin-related post type named 'map'. The implementation lacked proper authorization checks, CSRF protection, and validation to ensure the post being deleted was of the correct type. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.2 (high) and is classified under CWE-862, falling into the OWASP Top 10 category A5: Broken Access Control (WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary posts from the WordPress blog, potentially leading to significant content loss and disruption of the website's functionality (WPScan).
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