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CVE-2021-24197: tms-outsource wpdatatables Improper Access Control

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighModified
Published 12-04-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-24197 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Access Control vulnerability in tms-outsource wpdatatables. EPSS estimates a 1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.6% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 3.4.2.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-04-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts premium WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 has Improper Access Control. A low privilege authenticated user that visits the page where the table is published can tamper the parameters to access the data of another user that are present in the same table by taking over the user permissions on the table through formdata[wdt_ID] parameter. By exploiting this issue an attacker is able to access and manage the data of all users in the same table.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

69%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.24% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Tms-outsource1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • wpdatatables< 3.4.2
Wpdatatables1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links