WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction Plugin AJAX Action cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction Plugin up to 1.8.1 on WordPress and classified as critical. This affects the function cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback of the component AJAX Action Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-24191. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction Plugin up to 1.8.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback of the component AJAX Action Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 05/14/2021. The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-24191. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.8.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction Plugin 1.8.2

Timelineinfo

01/14/2021 🔍
05/14/2021 +119 days 🔍
05/14/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/16/2021 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2021-24191 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-24191
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-175073

Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2021 16:55
Updated: 05/16/2021 14:01
Changes: 05/14/2021 16:55 (40), 05/16/2021 14:01 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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