CVE-2021-24194: Wp-Buy Login Protection - Limit Failed Login Attempts

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 products

• Wp-Buy Login Protection - Limit Failed Login Attempts: before 2.9 (fixed in 2.9)

Published 2021-05-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.