WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2021-24240 Modified

Business Hours Pro: Code execution

Business Hours Pro is affected by code execution. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Business Hours Pro
Plugin slug
business-hours-pro
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 22, 2021
Weakness
CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

This CVE was published Apr 22, 2021 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Business Hours Pro to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Business Hours Pro WordPress plugin through 5.5.0 allows a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files using its manual update functionality, leading to an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources