CVE-2021-24194 (GCVE-0-2021-24194)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-14 11:38 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:21
VLAI?
Title
Login Protection - Limit Failed Login Attempts < 2.9 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation via Low Privilege User
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wp-buy | Login Protection – Limit Failed Login Attempts |
Affected:
2.9 , < 2.9
(custom)
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Credits
Bugbang
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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