CVE-2021-24219 | All Thrive Themes and Plugins - Unauthenticated Option Update

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The Thrive Optimize WordPress plugin before 1.4.13.3, Thrive Comments WordPress plugin before 1.4.15.3, Thrive Headline Optimizer WordPress plugin before 1.3.7.3, Thrive Leads WordPress plugin before 2.3.9.4, Thrive Ultimatum WordPress plugin before 2.3.9.4, Thrive Quiz Builder WordPress plugin before 2.3.9.4, Thrive Apprentice WordPress plugin before 2.3.9.4, Thrive Visual Editor WordPress plugin before 2.6.7.4, Thrive Dashboard WordPress plugin before 2.3.9.3, Thrive Ovation WordPress plugin before 2.4.5, Thrive Clever Widgets WordPress plugin before 1.57.1 and Rise by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Ignition by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Luxe by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, FocusBlog by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Minus by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Squared by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Voice WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Performag by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Pressive by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Storied by Thrive Themes WordPress theme before 2.0.0, Thrive Themes Builder WordPress theme before 2.2.4 register a REST API endpoint associated with Zapier functionality. While this endpoint was intended to require an API key in order to access, it was possible to access it by supplying an empty api_key parameter in vulnerable versions if Zapier was not enabled. Attackers could use this endpoint to add arbitrary data to a predefined option in the wp_options table.

Published: 2021-04-12 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-24219 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 16.36%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.34% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2021-24219

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-24219

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-27 13.01% 16.36% +3.34%
2 2026-02-23 10.12% 13.01% +2.89%
3 2025-11-21 10.12%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-24219

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-24219

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-24219

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
thrivethemes focusblog < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:focusblog:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes ignition < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:ignition:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes luxe < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:luxe:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes minus < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:minus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes performag < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:performag:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes pressive < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:pressive:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes rise < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:rise:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes squared < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:squared:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes storied < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:storied:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes thrive_apprentice < 2.3.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:thrive_apprentice:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes thrive_clever_widgets < 1.57.1 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:thrive_clever_widgets:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes thrive_comments < 1.4.15.3 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:thrive_comments:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes thrive_dashboard < 2.3.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:thrive_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes thrive_headline_optimizer < 1.3.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:thrive_headline_optimizer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes thrive_optimize < 1.4.13.3 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:thrive_optimize:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes thrive_ovation < 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:thrive_ovation:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes thrive_quiz_builder < 2.3.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:thrive_quiz_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes thrive_themes_builder < 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:thrive_themes_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes thrive_visual_editor < 2.6.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:thrive_visual_editor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
thrivethemes voice < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:thrivethemes:voice:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2021-24219

cvelogic Threat Intelligence