CVE-2021-24802 json
Colorful Categories < 2.0.15 - Arbitrary Colors Update via CSRF
published 2021-11-17 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11714
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Colorful Categories WordPress plugin before 2.0.15 does not enforce nonce checks which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin or editor change taxonomy colors via a CSRF attack
Patch / fix
- gesundheit-bewegt colorful_categories 2.0.15
Exploit prediction
0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d92db61f-341c-4f3f-b962-326194ddbd1e referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Colorful Categories
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/d92db61f-341c-4f3f-b962-326194ddbd1e
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-24802
- NVD CVE-2021-24802
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