CVE-2021-24356
CVSS V2 Medium 6.5
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
In the Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks WordPress plugin before 2.0.4, a lack of capability checks and insufficient nonce check on the AJAX action, simple301redirects/admin/activate_plugin, made it possible for authenticated users to activate arbitrary plugins installed on vulnerable sites.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-24356
- Assigner
- contact@wpscan.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-06-14T14:15:08
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-12-09T16:02:32
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:simple_301_redirects:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.0.0 | 2.0.4 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/be356530-5e00-4f27-8177-b80f3c1ae6e8 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-simple-301-redirects-by-betterlinks-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24356 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24356 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:10:43 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 04:23:56 | 2021-06-14T14:15Z | 2021-06-14T14:15:08 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 04:23:56 | 2022-07-29T10:15:10 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 04:23:56 | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2022-12-09 16:12:15 | 2022-12-09T16:02:32 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-09 16:12:15 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |