PT-2021-3447 · WordPress · Tree Sitemap

Bugbang · Published 2021-05-14 · Updated 2022-07-30 · CVE-2021-24192

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Tree Sitemap WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.9

Description The issue is related to the cp plugins do button job later callback AJAX action in the Tree Sitemap WordPress plugin, which is associated with authorization procedure errors. This can be exploited by low-privileged users to install any plugin, including specific versions, from the WordPress repository and activate arbitrary plugins from the blog. This could lead to more critical vulnerabilities, such as remote code execution (RCE).

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.9, update to version 2.9 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the cp plugins do button job later callback AJAX action until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Improper Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-285

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-03307

CVE-2021-24192

Affected Products

Tree Sitemap

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/74889e29-5349-43d1-baf5-1622493be90c · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24192 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24192 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-03307 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/14433 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/34048 · Telegram Post