High severity · published Jun 14, 2021
CVE-2021-24356
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,…
8.8
CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
S3
Simple 301 Redirects · Wpdeveloper
2.0.0 before 2.0.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24356
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24356
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/be356530-5e00-4f27-8177-b80f3c1ae6e8
Exploit
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-simple-301-redirects-by-betterlinks-plugin/
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