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medium 5.4

CVE-2021-24473 json

User Profile Picture < 2.6.0 - Arbitrary User Picture Change/Deletion via IDOR

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-11385

cvss
5.4
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The User Profile Picture WordPress plugin before 2.6.0 was affected by an IDOR issue, allowing users with the upload_image capability (by default author and above) to change and delete the profile pictures of other users (including those with higher roles).

Patch / fix

  • cozmoslabs user_profile_picture 2.6.0

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Exploit prediction

0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/79982ea9-4733-4b1e-a43e-17629c1136de 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:N/I:L/A:L
NVD 2.0 5.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Unknown User Profile Picture

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
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References

Sources

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