vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: simple-301-redirects: CVE-2021-24356: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 26, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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, 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.
Solution
simple-301-redirects-plugin-cve-2021-24356
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24356
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b02ca3a1-4e85-4bc3-a5f6-a02bec6bddef?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11269
- CVE-2021-24356
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24356
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11269
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