CVE-2021-34629
Published: 30 July 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-34629 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Sendgrid Sendgrid. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 45.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-21279
Vulnerability details
The SendGrid WordPress plugin is vulnerable to authorization bypass via the get_ajax_statistics function found in the ~/lib/class-sendgrid-statistics.php file which allows authenticated users to export statistic for a WordPress multi-site main site, in versions up to and including 1.11.8.
- 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.
Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.
Reviews of access controls detect missing authorization checks on critical functions or resources.
Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.
Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.
Mandating authorization prior to allowing remote connections addresses missing authorization for remote access.
Mandating authorization before wireless connections are allowed prevents missing authorization for wireless access.
The control requires authorization before allowing mobile device connections, directly mitigating missing authorization for system access.
Requiring approvals for account creation and specifying authorizations ensures authorization is not missing for system access.