CVE-2021-24867
Backdoored Plugins & Themes from AccessPress Themes
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Description
Numerous Plugins and Themes from the AccessPress Themes (aka Access Keys) vendor are backdoored due to their website being compromised. Only plugins and themes downloaded via the vendor website are affected, and those hosted on wordpress.org are not. However, all of them were updated or removed to avoid any confusion
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
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Exploitability
No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
References
Timeline
Published
Feb 21, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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