CVE-2021-25036
Jetpack All in One SEO Privilege Escalation RCE
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 17, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:31 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-25036.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://jetpack.com/2021/12/14/severe-vulnerabilities-fixed-in-all-in-one-seo-plugin-version-4-1-5-3/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2640944/all-in-one-seo-pack/trunk/app/Common/Api/Api.php | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6de4a7de-6b71-4349-8e52-04c89c5e6d6c | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2021-25036 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-25036 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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. 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. -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Oct. 25, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE NIST CWE-178 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 24, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://jetpack.com/2021/12/14/severe-vulnerabilities-fixed-in-all-in-one-seo-plugin-version-4-1-5-3/ No Types Assigned https://jetpack.com/2021/12/14/severe-vulnerabilities-fixed-in-all-in-one-seo-plugin-version-4-1-5-3/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2640944/all-in-one-seo-pack/trunk/app/Common/Api/Api.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2640944/all-in-one-seo-pack/trunk/app/Common/Api/Api.php Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6de4a7de-6b71-4349-8e52-04c89c5e6d6c No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6de4a7de-6b71-4349-8e52-04c89c5e6d6c Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:aioseo:all_in_one_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.5.3
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-25036 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-25036
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.49 }} 0.08%
score
0.90187
percentile