Vulnerability · Published Oct 18, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2021-24752Multiple Plugins from CatchThemes - Unauthorised Plugin's Setting Change

Medium 5.7

In plain English

A medium-severity improper access control in Catch Breadcrumb from CatchThemes. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Multiple Plugins from the CatchThemes vendor do not perform capability and CSRF checks in the ctp_switch AJAX action, which could allow any authenticated users, such as Subscriber to change the Essential Widgets WordPress plugin before 1.9, To Top WordPress plugin before 2.3, Header Enhancement WordPress plugin before 1.5, Generate Child Theme WordPress plugin before 1.6, Essential Content Types WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Web Tools WordPress plugin before 2.7, Catch Under Construction WordPress plugin before 1.4, Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin before 1.6, Catch Sticky Menu WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch Scroll Progress Bar WordPress plugin before 1.6, Social Gallery and Widget WordPress plugin before 2.3, Catch Infinite Scroll WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Import Export WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch Duplicate Switcher WordPress plugin before 1.6, Catch Breadcrumb WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch IDs WordPress plugin before 2.4's configurations.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
CatchThemes Essential Widgets 1.9 – before 1.9
CatchThemes To Top 2.3 – before 2.3
CatchThemes Header Enhancement 1.5 – before 1.5
CatchThemes Generate Child Theme 1.6 – before 1.6
CatchThemes Essential Content Types 1.9 – before 1.9
CatchThemes Catch Web Tools 2.7 – before 2.7
CatchThemes Catch Under Construction 1.4 – before 1.4
CatchThemes Catch Themes Demo Import 1.6 – before 1.6
CatchThemes Catch Sticky Menu 1.7 – before 1.7
CatchThemes Catch Scroll Progress Bar 1.6 – before 1.6
CatchThemes Social Gallery and Widget 2.3 – before 2.3
CatchThemes Catch Infinite Scroll 1.9 – before 1.9
CatchThemes Catch Import Export 1.9 – before 1.9
CatchThemes Catch Gallery 1.7 – before 1.7
CatchThemes Catch Duplicate Switcher 1.6 – before 1.6
CatchThemes Catch Breadcrumb 1.7 – before 1.7
CatchThemes Catch IDs 2.4 – before 2.4

Weakness: CWE-284

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