Simple 301 Redirects 2.0.0 - 2.0.3 - Authenticated Arbitrary Plugin Activation

8.8
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2021-24356
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published May 26, 2021
Last Updated December 5, 2022
Researcher Chloe Chamberland - Wordfence

Description

In the Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks WordPress plugin before 2.0.4, a lack of capability checks and insufficient nonce check on the AJAX action, simple301redirects/admin/activate_plugin, made it possible for authenticated users to activate arbitrary plugins installed on vulnerable sites.

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Vulnerability Details for Simple 301 Redirects By BetterLinks – Easy Redirect Manager for WP, 404 Error Log & More

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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