CVE-2021-24191 Information

Description

Low privileged users can use the AJAX action ‘cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback’ in the WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction WordPress plugin before 1.8.2 to install any plugin (including a specific version) from the WordPress repository as well as activate arbitrary plugin from then blog which helps attackers install vulnerable plugins and could lead to more critical vulnerabilities like RCE.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/74889e29-5349-43d1-baf5-1622493be90c

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8