CVE-2021-24906

Protect WP Admin < 3.6.2 - Unauthenticated Plugin Deactivation

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Protect WP Admin WordPress plugin before 3.6.2 does not check for authorisation in the lib/pwa-deactivate.php file, which could allow unauthenticated users to disable the plugin (and therefore the protection offered) via a crafted request

El plugin Protect WP Admin de WordPress versiones anteriores a 3.6.2, no comprueba la autorización en el archivo lib/pwa-deactivate.php, lo que podría permitir a usuarios no autenticados deshabilitar el plugin (y por tanto la protección ofrecida) por medio de una petición diseñada

The Protect WP Admin WordPress plugin before 3.7 does not check for authorisation in the lib/pwa-deactivate.php file, which could allow unauthenticated users to disable the plugin (and therefore the protection offered) via a crafted request

*Credits: Krzysztof Zając

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-14 CVE Reserved
2021-12-23 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
2024-10-09 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4204682b-f657-42e1-941c-bee7a245e9fd	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
Wp-experts Search vendor "Wp-experts"		Protect Wp Admin Search vendor "Wp-experts" for product "Protect Wp Admin"				< 3.6.2 Search vendor "Wp-experts" for product "Protect Wp Admin" and version " < 3.6.2"		wordpress		Affected