vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: simple-301-redirects: CVE-2021-24355: Improper Access Control
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 26, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 26, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
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.
Solution
simple-301-redirects-plugin-cve-2021-24355
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24355
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2a2124be-358c-47af-97c2-02afbed91a3b?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11268
- CVE-2021-24355
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24355
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11268
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