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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-24500 · published 9 August 2021

CVE-2021-24500: Amentotech workreap improper access control vulnerability

Amentotech · Workreap

Several AJAX actions available in the Workreap WordPress theme before 2.2.2 lacked CSRF protections, as well as allowing insecure direct object references that were not validated. This allows an attacker to trick a logged in user to submit a POST request to the vulnerable site, potentially modifying or deleting arbitrary objects on the target site.

8.1 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.65% · top 51.1% CWE-283 · CWE-283CWE-284 · Improper access control
8.1CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.8
0.65%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Several AJAX actions available in the Workreap WordPress theme before 2.2.2 lacked CSRF protections, as well as allowing insecure direct object references that were not validated. This allows an attacker to trick a logged in user to submit a POST request to the vulnerable site, potentially modifying or deleting arbitrary objects on the target site.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://jetpack.com/2021/07/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-workreap-theme/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0c4b5ecc-54d0-45ec-9f92-b2ca3cadbe56 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://jetpack.com/2021/07/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-workreap-theme/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0c4b5ecc-54d0-45ec-9f92-b2ca3cadbe56 ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-24500), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.