Vulnerability · Published Jan 17, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-25036All In One SEO < 4.1.5.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity improper authentication in All in One SEO – Best WordPress SEO Plugin – Easily Improve SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.0% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The All in One SEO WordPress plugin before 4.1.5.3 is affected by a Privilege Escalation issue, which was discovered during an internal audit by the Jetpack Scan team, and may grant bad actors access to protected REST API endpoints they shouldn’t have access to. This could ultimately enable users with low-privileged accounts, like subscribers, to perform remote code execution on affected sites.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | All in One SEO – Best WordPress SEO Plugin – Easily Improve SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic | 4.1.3.1 – before 4.1.3.1*4.1.5.3 – before 4.1.5.3 |
Weakness: CWE-287
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6de4a7de-6b71-4349-8e52-04c89c5e6d6c x_refsource_MISC
- https://jetpack.com/2021/12/14/severe-vulnerabilities-fixed-in-all-in-one-seo-plugin-version-4-1-5-3/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2640944/all-in-one-seo-pack/trunk/app/Common/Api/Api.php x_refsource_CONFIRM