CVE-2021-24917

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—Weaponized

7.5

The WPS Hide Login WordPress plugin before 1.9.1 has a bug which allows to get the secret login page by setting a random referer string and making a request to /wp-admin/options.php as an unauthenticated user.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 99.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 6, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

contact@wpscanhttps://wordpress.org/support/topic/bypass-security-issue/
contact@wpscanhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/15bb711a-7d70-4891-b7a2-c473e3e8b375
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bypass-security-issue/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/15bb711a-7d70-4891-b7a2-c473e3e8b375

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

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Publicly available exploits

(4 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCCappricio-Securities/CVE-2021-24917
First seen May 20, 2024
WordPress WPS Hide Login <1.9.1 - Information Disclosure
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCbuildwithlian/CVE-2021-24917
First seen Jan 20, 2024
CVE-2021-24917
Open source ↗
Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/http/wp_wps_hide_login_revealer✓ verified
First seen Oct 27, 2021
WordPress WPS Hide Login Login Page Revealer
Open source ↗
Nucleihttp/cves/2021/CVE-2021-24917.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2021
WordPress WPS Hide Login <1.9.1 - Information Disclosure
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-24917?

CVE-2021-24917 is a high vulnerability published on December 6, 2021. The WPS Hide Login WordPress plugin before 1.9.1 has a bug which allows to get the secret login page by setting a random referer string and making a request to /wp-admin/options.php as an unauthenticated user.

When was CVE-2021-24917 disclosed?

CVE-2021-24917 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 6, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-24917 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-24917 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-24917?

CVE-2021-24917 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-24917?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-24917, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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