CVE-2021-24170 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The REST API endpoint get_users in the User Profile Picture WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 returned more information than was required for its functionality to users with the upload_files capability. This included password hashes, hashed user activation keys, usernames, emails, and other less sensitive information.

Published: 2021-04-05

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 4.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

User Profile Picture

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.5.0`	affected	< 2.5.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cozmoslabs:user_profile_picture:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04788.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/29fc5b0e-0a5f-4484-a1e6-a0a1206726cc
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/medium-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-user-profile-picture-plugin/

History

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Subscriptions

Cozmoslabs User Profile Picture

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-04-05T18:27:44.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:21:18.636Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24170

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-05T19:15:15.797

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:39:30.827

Link: CVE-2021-24170

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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