Authenticated table-data deletion via attacker-selected row keys
Published Apr 12, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Improper access control in wpDataTables premium before 3.4.2 allows remote authenticated users to delete other users' table data. The wdt_delete_table_row AJAX action accepts attacker-selected id_key and id_val values and uses them as the deletion condition without enforcing row ownership. A published table must enable front-end editing and restrict users to their own data; exploitation can erase every matching user's rows in that table.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in wpDataTables premium before 3.4.2 allows remote authenticated users to delete other users' table data. The wdt_delete_table_row AJAX action accepts attacker-selected id_key and id_val values and uses them as the deletion condition without enforcing row ownership. A published table must enable front-end editing and restrict users to their own data; exploitation can erase every matching user's rows in that table.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-24198
- Published
- Apr 12, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Melograno Venture Studio
- Product
- wpDataTables
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 12, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=3.4.2 <3.4.2
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Public exploit references
- Authenticated wdt_delete_table_row parameter-tampering proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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