CVE-2021-24355

Simple 301 Redirects 2.0.0 - 2.0.3 - Authenticated Wildcard Activation and Retrieval

mediumImproper Access Control
4.3
CVSS Score
4.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
2.0.4
Patched in
972d
Time to patch

Description

In the Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks WordPress plugin before 2.0.4, the lack of capability checks and insufficient nonce check on the AJAX actions, simple301redirects/admin/get_wildcard and simple301redirects/admin/wildcard, made it possible for authenticated users to retrieve and update the wildcard value for redirects.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions>=2.0.0 <=2.0.3
PublishedMay 26, 2021
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginsimple-301-redirects

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