Simple 301 Redirects 2.0.0 - 2.0.3 - Authenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2021-24354
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published May 26, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Chloe Chamberland
Description

A lack of capability checks and insufficient nonce check on the AJAX action in the Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks WordPress plugin before 2.0.4, made it possible for authenticated users to install arbitrary plugins on vulnerable sites.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug simple-301-redirects (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • 2.0.0 - 2.0.3
Patched Version
  • 2.0.4
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