High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 14, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-24189
CVE-2021-24189
Description
Low privileged users can use the AJAX action 'cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback' in the Captchinoo, Google recaptcha for admin login page WordPress plugin before 2.4, 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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <2.4
- wp-buy/Captchinoo, Google recaptcha for admin login pagev5Range: 2.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/74889e29-5349-43d1-baf5-1622493be90cnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
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