Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection), CVE-2021-24194

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2021-24194
Home page URL: Security reports for Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection)
Application: Limit Login Attempts (Spam Protection)
Published on: May 14, 2021
Research Description: Low privileged users can use the AJAX action 'cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback' in the Login Protection - Limit Failed Login Attempts WordPress plugin before 2.9, to install any plugin (including a specific version) from the WordPress repository, as well as activate arbitrary plugin from then blog, which helps attackers install vulnerable plugins and could lead to more critical vulnerabilities like RCE.
Affected versions: Min -, max 2.9.
Status: vulnerable