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CVE-2021-24356

Published: Jun 14, 2021

Modified: Aug 3, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks	affected `2.0.0 - < 2.0.0*` affected `2.0.4 - < 2.0.4`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-simple-301-redirects-by-betterlinks-plugin/

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https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/be356530-5e00-4f27-8177-b80f3c1ae6e8

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