PT-2021-15828 · WordPress · Store Locator Plus

Chloe Chamberland · Published 2021-05-17 · Updated 2021-05-24 · CVE-2021-24289

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Store Locator Plus for WordPress plugin versions prior to 5.5.15

Description The issue allows authenticated users to update their user meta data and gain administrator privileges on any site using the plugin.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.5.15, update to version 5.5.15 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24289

Affected Products

Store Locator Plus

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24289 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24289 · Security Note
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/078e93cd-7cf2-4e23-8171-58d44e354d62 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/severe-unpatched-vulnerabilities-leads-to-closure-of-store-locator-plus-plugin · Note