Colorful Categories < 2.0.15 - Arbitrary Colors Update via CSRF
Priority LOW 30CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Colorful Categories WordPress plugin before 2.0.15 does not enforce nonce checks which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin or editor change taxonomy colors via a CSRF attack
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00549 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Colorful Categories (Unknown): 2.0.15
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Colorful Categories | 2.0.15 to before 2.0.15 | 2.0.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- Colorful Categories VendorUnknown Affected 2.0.15 to before 2.0.15 Fixed in 2.0.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gesundheit-bewegt:colorful_categories:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.0.15 | Vulnerable | Gesundheit Bewegt GmbH |
- cpe:2.3:a:gesundheit-bewegt:colorful_categories:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.0.15 Vulnerable ·Gesundheit Bewegt GmbH
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Colorful Categories (Unknown) Fixed in 2.0.15
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24802
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fq6v-9x93-2hc2
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-24802 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24802 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fq6v-9x93-2hc2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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