CVE-2021-24356 Information

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

Reference

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/be356530-5e00-4f27-8177-b80f3c1ae6e8 https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-simple-301-redirects-by-betterlinks-plugin/

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