CVE-2021-24853
Published: 17 November 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-24853 is a medium-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Qr Redirector Project Qr Redirector. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 35.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-11765
Vulnerability details
The QR Redirector WordPress plugin before 1.6 does not have capability and CSRF checks when saving bulk QR Redirector settings via the qr_save_bulk AJAX action, which could allow any authenticated user, such as subscriber to change the redirect response status…
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code of arbitrary QR Redirects
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Training covers access control policies and the consequences of improper access grants or usage by users.
Ongoing testing, training, and monitoring plans verify that access-control enforcement remains effective and aligned with risk priorities.
Directly detects unauthorized local/network/remote connections and system use that result from improper access control.
The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.
Device lock enforces restricted access until re-authentication, directly reducing unauthorized use of active sessions.
Supervision and review of access control activities directly detects and remediates improper access configurations or usages.
Explicitly identifying and documenting actions permitted without identification or authentication enforces proper access control boundaries by defining justified exceptions.
By automatically labeling outputs with security attributes, the control supports attribute-based enforcement and reduces exploitability of improper access control weaknesses.