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FKIE_CVE-2021-24170

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-04-05 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:39
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/29fc5b0e-0a5f-4484-a1e6-a0a1206726ccExploit, Third Party Advisory
contact@wpscan.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/medium-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-user-profile-picture-plugin/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/29fc5b0e-0a5f-4484-a1e6-a0a1206726ccExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/medium-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-user-profile-picture-plugin/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cozmoslabs user_profile_picture *
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  "affected": [
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        {
          "product": "User Profile Picture",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "versions": [
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "2.5.0",
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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com"
    }
  ],
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              "versionEndExcluding": "2.5.0",
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            }
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2021-24170",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:39:30.827",
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