CVE-2021-24966 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-24966

Error Log Viewer Plugin <= 1.1.1 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Clearing

Vulnerability Description

The Error Log Viewer WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not validate the path of the log file to clear, allowing high privilege users to clear arbitrary files on the web server, including those outside of the blog folder

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:

  • Ceylan Bozogullarindan

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft
Vulnerable Versions:
1.1.1

Timeline

Official Publish: March 14th, 2022
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)