Vulnerability · Published Apr 12, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2021-24198wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Improper Access Control leading to Table Data Deletion

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 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 26.1% 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 delete the data of another user that are present in the same table through id_key and id_val parameters. By exploiting this issue an attacker is able to delete 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://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-wpdatatables-ii/ x_refsource_MISC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d953bc62-8a6f-445b-a556-bc25cdd200e3 x_refsource_CONFIRM