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CVE-2021-24966

MEDIUM 4.9 CVSS 3.1
Published
March 14, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-73
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

The 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 arbitrary files on the web server, including those outside of the blog folder

Affected WordPress components

  • Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft Plugin · error-log-viewer
    Confirmed match Active
    From 1.1.1 (including) to 1.1.1 (including)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft — From 1.1.1 (including) to 1.1.1 (including)
  • bestwebsoft error_log_viewer — Up to and including 1.1.1

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/166a4f88-4f0c-4bf4-b624-5e6a02e21fa0 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record