← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-24761 · published 1 February 2022

CVE-2021-24761: Bestwebsoft error log viewer path traversal vulnerability

Bestwebsoft · Error Log Viewer

The Error Log Viewer WordPress plugin before 1.1.2 does not perform nonce check when deleting a log file and does not have path traversal prevention, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin delete arbitrary text files on the web server.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.60% · top 53.4% CWE-22 · Path traversalCWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.3
0.60%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Error Log Viewer WordPress plugin before 1.1.2 does not perform nonce check when deleting a log file and does not have path traversal prevention, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin delete arbitrary text files on the web server.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c14e1ba6-fc00-4150-b541-0d6740fee4d2 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c14e1ba6-fc00-4150-b541-0d6740fee4d2 ExploitThird Party Advisory

Track CVE-2021-24761 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

6.5CVE-2023-6821Bestwebsoft error log viewer missing authorization vulnerabilityThe Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin before 1.1.3 is affected by a Directory Listing issue, allowing users to read and download PHP l…EPSS 0.59%6.1CVE-2017-18562Bestwebsoft error log viewer cross-site scripting vulnerabilityThe error-log-viewer plugin before 1.0.6 for WordPress has multiple XSS issues.EPSS 1.4%6.1CVE-2017-2171Bestwebsoft captcha cross-site scripting vulnerabilityCross-site scripting vulnerability in Captcha prior to version 4.3.0, Car Rental prior to version 1.0.5, Contact Form Multi prior to version 1.2.1, C…EPSS 0.89%4.9CVE-2021-24966Bestwebsoft error log viewer vulnerabilityThe Error Log Viewer WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not validate the path of the log file to clear, allowing high privilege users to clear arbit…EPSS 5.2%9.8CVE-2026-93616Checkpoint multi-domain security management path traversal vulnerabilityA directory traversal and file upload vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and execute arbitrary scripts on Check Point Managem…KEVEPSS 20%10.0CVE-2026-85706GitLab CE/EE repository commits API path traversal allows unauthenticated file readGitLab CE/EE contains improper path confinement and missing authentication enforcement in the repository commits API, allowing an unauthenticated use…KEVEPSS 91%analysed5.3CVE-2026-66384JFrog Artifactory path traversal in Docker cache pathAn authenticated user can write data outside the intended Docker cache path under specific remote-repository conditions in JFrog Artifactory. The fla…KEVEPSS 0.66%analysed9.8CVE-2026-59310VMware vCenter Syslog server path traversal leads to RCEVMware vCenter's Syslog server is affected by a directory traversal flaw (CWE-22) that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary…KEVEPSS 2.6%analysed

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-24761), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.