Vulnerability · Published Apr 12, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2021-24197wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Improper Access Control leading to Table Permission Takeover

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity improper access control in wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts from wpDataTables. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 30.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
wpDataTables	wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts	3.4.2 – before 3.4.2

Weakness: CWE-284

References

https://wpdatatables.com/help/whats-new-changelog/ x_refsource_MISC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a56c04a4-dda0-4a7f-a525-d0349a1fda2b x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-wpdatatables-ii/ x_refsource_MISC