Simple 301 Redirects 2.0.0 - 2.0.3 - Authenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation

8.8
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2021-24354
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published May 26, 2021
Last Updated December 5, 2022
Researcher Chloe Chamberland - Wordfence

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.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug simple-301-redirects (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.0.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • 2.0.0 - 2.0.3
Patched Version
  • 2.0.4

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