CVE-2021-24189 (GCVE-0-2021-24189)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-14 11:38 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:21
VLAI?
Title
Captchinoo, Google recaptcha for admin login page < 2.4 - 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 Captchinoo, Google recaptcha for admin login page WordPress plugin before 2.4, 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.
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CWE
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wp-buy Captchinoo, Google recaptcha for admin login page Affected: 2.4 , < 2.4 (custom)
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