CVE-2021-24289 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the Store Locator Plus for WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 5.5.14. Authenticated users could exploit a flaw in user metadata handling to elevate their privileges to administrator status on any site utilizing the plugin. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 71/100 indicates a substantial potential threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.5.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:de-baat:store_locator_plus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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