FKIE_CVE-2021-24851

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-11-17 11:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:41
Severity
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
The Insert Pages WordPress plugin before 3.7.0 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to access content and metadata from arbitrary posts/pages regardless of their author and status (ie private), using a shortcode. Password protected posts/pages are not affected by such issue.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2614442/insert-pagesPatch, Third Party Advisory
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/919e67a1-3a50-4940-bb4f-5c5cc2017a83Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2614442/insert-pagesPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/919e67a1-3a50-4940-bb4f-5c5cc2017a83Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
insert_pages_project insert_pages *
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          "product": "Insert Pages",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
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              "status": "affected",
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            }
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      ],
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    }
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    },
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      "value": "El plugin Insert Pages de WordPress versiones anteriores a 3.7.0, permite a usuarios con un rol tan bajo como el de Colaborador acceder al contenido y a los metadatos de publicaciones/p\u00e1ginas arbitrarias, independientemente de su autor y estado (es decir, privado), usando un shortcode. Las entradas/p\u00e1ginas protegidas con contrase\u00f1a no est\u00e1n afectadas por este problema"
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2021-24851",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:41:00.903",
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