# CVE-2021-24289: Store Locator Plus <= 5.5.14 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation

> Authenticated users can escalate privileges to administrator by updating user metadata in the Store Locator Plus WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 May 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m38j-h682-h2cp

## What is CVE-2021-24289?

CVE-2021-24289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Store Locator Plus for WordPress, published on 17 May 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

There is functionality in the Store Locator Plus for WordPress plugin through 5.5.14 that made it possible for authenticated users to update their user meta data to become an administrator on any site using the plugin.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24289?

It affects 1 product.


Products: De-Baat Store Locator Plus.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24289?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Store Locator Plus for WordPress

- [CVE-2021-24290](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24290/): Store Locator Plus <= 5.5.15 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24289 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Store Locator Plus for WordPress, published on 17 May 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Store Locator Plus for WordPress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24289/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24289/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24289
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24289
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24289

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24289/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.