CVE-2021-24197

CVE-2021-24197: wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Improper Access Control leading to Table Permission Takeover

Vendor Wpdatatables
Product wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts
Weakness CWE-284
Published April 12, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

The wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts premium WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 has Improper Access Control. A low privilege authenticated user that visits the page where the table is published can tamper the parameters to access the data of another user that are present in the same table by taking over the user permissions on the table through formdata[wdt_ID] parameter. By exploiting this issue an attacker is able to access and manage the data of all users in the same table.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 12, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated