Protect WP Admin < 3.6.2 - Unauthenticated Plugin Deactivation
CVE-2021-24906

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Protect WP Admin
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 January 2022

What is CVE-2021-24906?

The Protect WP Admin WordPress plugin before 3.6.2 does not check for authorisation in the lib/pwa-deactivate.php file, which could allow unauthenticated users to disable the plugin (and therefore the protection offered) via a crafted request

Affected Version(s)

Protect WP Admin 3.6.2

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4204682b-f657-42e1-941c-...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Krzysztof ZajÄ…c
.