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CVE-2021-24546 (GCVE-0-2021-24546)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-11 10:45 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:35
VLAI
Title
EditorsKit < 1.31.6 - Contributor+ Arbitrary PHP Code Execution
Summary
The Gutenberg Block Editor Toolkit – EditorsKit WordPress plugin before 1.31.6 does not sanitise and validate the Conditional Logic of the Custom Visibility settings, allowing users with a role as low contributor to execute Arbitrary PHP code
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Gutenberg Block Editor Toolkit – EditorsKit Affected: 1.31.6 , < 1.31.6 (custom)
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Credits
bl4derunner
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