THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2021-24966
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2021-24966

Error Log Viewer vulnerability

CVSS
4.9
EPSS
5.2%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
The Error Log Viewer WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not validate the path of the log file to clear, allowing high privilege users to clear arbitrary files on the web server, including those outside of the blog folder
Affected vendor
Bestwebsoft
Affected product
Error Log Viewer
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2022-03-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 5.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2021-24966

  • Confirm whether Bestwebsoft Error Log Viewer is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2021-24966.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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