CVE-2021-24244 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-24244

WPBakery Page Builder Clipboard < 4.5.8 - Unauthorised Arbitrary License Options Update

Vulnerability Description

An AJAX action registered by the WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Clipboard WordPress plugin before 4.5.8 did not have capability checks, allowing low privilege users, such as subscribers, to update the license options (key, email).

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Charles Strader Sweethill

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CVE-2021-24243
WPBakery Page Builder Clipboard < 4.5.6 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Medium 5.4

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Clipboard
Vulnerable Versions:
4.5.0, 4.5.8

Timeline

Official Publish: May 5th, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-863

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Privilege Escalation
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1098 Account Manipulation
Defense Evasion