CVE-2021-24193

Low privileged users can use the AJAX action ‘cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback’ in the Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics WordPress plugin before 2.12, to install any plugin (including a specific version) from the WordPress repository, as well as activate arbitrary plugin from then blog, which helps attackers install vulnerable plugins and could lead to more critical vulnerabilities like RCE.

Summary:

Low privileged users can use the AJAX action ‘cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback’ in the Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics WordPress plugin before 2.12, to install any plugin (including a specific version) from the WordPress repository, as well as activate arbitrary plugin from then blog, which helps attackers install vulnerable plugins and could lead to more critical vulnerabilities like RCE.

Reference Links(if available):

  • https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/74889e29-5349-43d1-baf5-1622493be90c
  • CVSS Score (if available)

    v2: / HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

    v3: / HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

    Links to Exploits(if available)