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CVE-2021-24966: Error Log Viewer Plugin <= 1.1.1 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Clearing

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-73

Description

The Error Log Viewer WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not validate the path of the log file to clear, allowing high privilege users to clear arbitrary files on the web server, including those outside of the blog folder

Affected products

• Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft: through 1.1.1

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/166a4f88-4f0c-4bf4-b624-5e6a02e21fa0
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/166a4f88-4f0c-4bf4-b624-5e6a02e21fa0

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