CVE · High

CVE-2021-24356 — Simple 301 Redirects By BetterLinks – Easy WordPress Redirect Manager for Redirects, 404 Error Log & More [simple-301-redirects] >= 2.0.0 - <= 2.0.3

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2021-24356 Simple 301 Redirects By BetterLinks – Easy WordPress Redirect Manager for Redirects, 404 Error Log & More [simple-301-redirects] >= 2.0.0 - <= 2.0.3 Missing Authorization High 8.8 2.0.0–2.0.4 2.0.4 2021-05-26

CVE-2021-24356

The Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks plugin through version 2.0.3 contained a security flaw in its AJAX handler for the activate_plugin action that allowed authenticated users to activate any installed plugin on the site. The vulnerability existed because the plugin failed to properly verify user capabilities and inadequately validated the request nonce, enabling attackers with basic authentication access to execute unauthorized plugin activation. This issue was resolved in version 2.0.4.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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