Post Expirator <= 2.5.1 — Contributor+ Arbitrary Post Schedule Deletion
CVE-2021-24783Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.5.1Update to 2.6.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.3
- CVSS
- 4.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories post-expirator
- Affected≤ 2.5.1
- Patched in2.6.0
Update to 2.6.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.5.1. Version 2.6.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 2.6.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to apple502j.
The Post Expirator WordPress plugin before 2.6.0 does not have proper capability checks in place, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to schedule deletion of arbitrary posts.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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All 8| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | 4.10.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting 4.10.1 – 4.10.5Update to 4.10.6 | CVE-2026-105261 | |
| Medium5.5 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'wrapper' Shortcode Attribute ≤4.10.0Update to 4.10.1 | CVE-2026-5247 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤4.9.4Update to 4.10.0 | CVE-2026-39482 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization ≤4.9.3Update to 4.9.4 | CVE-2025-69361 | |
| Medium5.4 | Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Workflow Manipulation ≤4.9.3Update to 4.9.4 | CVE-2025-14718 |
- Medium6.44.10.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
4.10.1 – 4.10.5Update to 4.10.6
- Medium5.5Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'wrapper' Shortcode Attribute
≤4.10.0Update to 4.10.1
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤4.9.4Update to 4.10.0
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization
≤4.9.3Update to 4.9.4
- Medium5.4Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Workflow Manipulation
≤4.9.3Update to 4.9.4
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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