CVE-2021-24194 Login Protection - Limit Failed Login Attempts < 2.9 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation via Low Privilege User
Low-privilege users can install and activate arbitrary plugins via an unprotected AJAX action, potentially leading to remote code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24194?
CVE-2021-24194 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wp-buy Login Protection – Limit Failed Login Attempts, published on 14 May 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Low privileged users can use the AJAX action 'cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback' in the Login Protection - Limit Failed Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 2.9, 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.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24194?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp-Buy Login Protection - Limit Failed Login Attempts.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24194?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24194 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-24194 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gp4g-v3hj-2rrf.