CVE-2021-24192

Tree Sitemap < 2.9 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation via Low Privilege User

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Low privileged users can use the AJAX action 'cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback' in the Tree Sitemap WordPress plugin before 2.9, 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.

Unos usuarios poco privilegiados pueden usar la acción AJAX "cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback" en el plugin de WordPress Tree Sitemap, versiones anteriores a 2.9, para instalar cualquier plugin (incluyendo una versión específica) del repositorio de WordPress, así como desencadenar un plugin arbitrario desde el blog, que ayuda a los atacantes a instalar plugins vulnerables y podría conllevar a vulnerabilidades más críticas como una RCE

*Credits: Bugbang

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-14 CVE Reserved
2021-04-22 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
2024-09-16 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-285: Improper Authorization

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/74889e29-5349-43d1-baf5-1622493be90c	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Sitemap Project Search vendor "Sitemap Project"		Sitemap Search vendor "Sitemap Project" for product "Sitemap"				< 2.9 Search vendor "Sitemap Project" for product "Sitemap" and version " < 2.9"		wordpress		Affected