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CVE-2021-24355

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
June 14, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-862
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Description

In the Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks WordPress plugin before 2.0.4, the lack of capability checks and insufficient nonce check on the AJAX actions, simple301redirects/admin/get_wildcard and simple301redirects/admin/wildcard, made it possible for authenticated users to retrieve and update the wildcard value for redirects.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks — From 2.0.0 (including) to 2.0.0* (excluding)
  • Unknown Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks — From 2.0.4 (including) to 2.0.4 (excluding)
  • wpdeveloper simple_301_redirects — From 2.0.0 (including) to 2.0.4 (excluding)

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ce8f9648-30fb-4fb9-894e-879dc0f26f98 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-simple-301-redirects-by-betterlinks-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record