CVE-2021-24635 json
Visual Link Preview < 2.2.3 - Unauthorised AJAX Calls
published 2021-09-20 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11547
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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
Patch / fix
- bootstrapped visual_link_preview 2.2.3
Exploit prediction
0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/854b23d9-e3f8-4835-8d29-140c580f11c9 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Visual Link Preview
Classification
- Weakness
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/854b23d9-e3f8-4835-8d29-140c580f11c9
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-24635
- NVD CVE-2021-24635
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