{"id":"CVE-2021-24289","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-24289","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:22:21.877Z","title":"There is functionality in the Store Locator Plus for WordPress plugin through 5.5.14 that made it possible for authenticated users to update their user meta data to become an administrator on any site using the plugin.","description":"There is functionality in the Store Locator Plus for WordPress plugin through 5.5.14 that made it possible for authenticated users to update their user meta data to become an administrator on any site using the plugin.","published":"2021-05-17T17:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:39:46.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"contact@wpscan.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-269"],"affected":["de-baat/store locator plus"],"epss":{"score":0.01149,"percentile":0.66651,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/078e93cd-7cf2-4e23-8171-58d44e354d62","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"contact@wpscan.com"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/severe-unpatched-vulnerabilities-leads-to-closure-of-store-locator-plus-plugin/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"contact@wpscan.com"},{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/078e93cd-7cf2-4e23-8171-58d44e354d62","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/severe-unpatched-vulnerabilities-leads-to-closure-of-store-locator-plus-plugin/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24289","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}