CVE-2021-24354 Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks - 2.0.0-2.0.3 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Authenticated users can install arbitrary plugins due to missing capability checks, potentially leading to 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-2021-24354?
CVE-2021-24354 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks, published on 14 Jun 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A lack of capability checks and insufficient nonce check on the AJAX action in the Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks WordPress plugin before 2.0.4, made it possible for authenticated users to install arbitrary plugins on vulnerable sites.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24354?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpdeveloper Simple 301 Redirects.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24354?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24354 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-2021-24354 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24354 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks
- CVE-2021-24352 Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks - 2.0.0 – 2.0.3 - Unauthenticated Redirect Export
- CVE-2021-24353 Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks - 2.0.0 – 2.0.3 - Unauthenticated Redirect Import
- CVE-2021-24356 Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks - 2.0.0 – 2.0.3 - Arbitrary Plugin Activation
- CVE-2021-24355 Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks - 2.0.0 – 2.0.3 - Update and Retrieve Wildcard Value
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w57v-wqq6-mfw3.