CVE-2021-24170 (GCVE-0-2021-24170)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-05 18:27 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:21
VLAI Previdian
Title
User Profile Picture < 2.5.0 - Sensitive Information Disclosure
Summary
The REST API endpoint get_users in the User Profile Picture WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 returned more information than was required for its functionality to users with the upload_files capability. This included password hashes, hashed user activation keys, usernames, emails, and other less sensitive information.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown User Profile Picture Affected: 2.5.0 , < 2.5.0 (custom)
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Credits
Chloe Chamberland
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 1820cdf2-22db-4067-a94b-a716592909c9

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-24170

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2021-03-03 07:33 CET

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-03-03
Asserted: 2021-03-03
Scope
Notes: User Profile Picture < 2.5.0 - Sensitive Information Disclosure | Affected: User Profile Picture / User Profile Picture | CVSS: 7.5 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.04788 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title User Profile Picture < 2.5.0 - Sensitive Information Disclosure
Cve Id CVE-2021-24170
Vendor User Profile Picture
Ghsa Id None
Product User Profile Picture
Added Date 2021-03-03T06:33:07.000Z
Cvss Score 7.5
Epss Score 0.04788
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity HIGH
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.91651
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2021-24170
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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