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CVE-2021-25036 All In One SEO < 4.1.5.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation

High 8.8 Published Updated

Low-privileged users can escalate privileges to access protected REST API endpoints, potentially leading to remote code execution on WordPress sites.

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-2021-25036?

CVE-2021-25036 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown All in One SEO – Best WordPress SEO Plugin – Easily Improve SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic, published on 17 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The All in One SEO WordPress plugin before 4.1.5.3 is affected by a Privilege Escalation issue, which was discovered during an internal audit by the Jetpack Scan team, and may grant bad actors access to protected REST API endpoints they shouldn’t have access to. This could ultimately enable users with low-privileged accounts, like subscribers, to perform remote code execution on affected sites.

Weakness: CWE-178, CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25036?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Aioseo All in One Seo.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25036?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25036 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-25036 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cf7m-hm28-rpmp.

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