Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2021-24635

Visual Link Preview <= 2.2.2 - Unauthorised AJAX Calls

The Visual Link Preview WordPress plugin before 2.2.3 does not enforce authorisation on several AJAX actions and has the CSRF nonce displayed for all authenticated users, allowing any authenticated user (such as subscriber) to call them and 1) Get and search through title and content of Draft post, 2) Get title of a password-protected post as well as 3) Upload an image from an URL

Quick Answer

CVE-2021-24635 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.4 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin Visual Link Preview. It affects Versions before 2.2.3 and is fixed in 2.2.3.

Published
Aug 18, 2021
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
visual-link-preview
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 2.2.3, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2021-24635 is tracked for the Plugin Visual Link Preview as medium severity with CVSS 5.4. The affected range is Versions before 2.2.3. Update Visual Link Preview to 2.2.3 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Cross-Site Request Forgery
Primary Fixed Version
2.2.3
Primary Affected Range
Versions before 2.2.3
Tracking ID
CVE-2021-24635
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
visual-link-preview View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2021-24635
Patched Versions
2.2.3
Affected Versions
Versions before 2.2.3
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