CVE-2021-24189

HIGH

Captchinoo < 2.4 - Improper Authorization via AJAX Action

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Low privileged users can use the AJAX action 'cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback' in the Captchinoo, Google recaptcha for admin login page WordPress plugin before 2.4, 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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/74889e29-5349-43d1-baf5-1622493be90c

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0132
EPSS Percentile 67.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-285
Status published
Products (1)
wp-buy/captchinoo < 2.4
Published May 14, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026