8.8

CVE-2021-24194

Exploit

Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection) <= 2.8 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation

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.
Mögliche Gegenmaßnahme
Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection): Update to version 2.9, or a newer patched version
Weitere Schwachstelleninformationen
SystemWordPress Plugin
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Produkt Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection)
Version [*, 2.9)
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Wp-buy ≫ Login Protection - Limit Failed Login Attempts SwPlatformwordpress Version < 2.9
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.6% 0.685
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 8.8 2.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd@nist.gov 6.5 8 6.4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-285 Improper Authorization

The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.