FKIE_CVE-2021-24788

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-11-08 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:40
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
The Batch Cat WordPress plugin through 0.3 defines 3 custom AJAX actions, which both require authentication but are available for all roles. As a result, any authenticated user (including simple subscribers) can add/set/delete arbitrary categories to posts.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8fdff8a-f158-46e8-94f1-f051a6c5608bExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f8fdff8a-f158-46e8-94f1-f051a6c5608bExploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
batch_cat_project batch_cat *
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  "id": "CVE-2021-24788",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:40:54.557",
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