WordPress Core < 4.5.3 - Authorization Bypass to Remove Category Attribute

2016-06-18 00:00

David Herrera

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.7.15

Affected CoreWordPress 4.5

Affected Version3.7 – 4.5.2 · 10 branches

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2016-5837

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Vulnerability Overview

WordPress before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and remove a category attribute from a post via unspecified vectors.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 3.7.15, 3.8.15, 3.9.13, 4.0.12, 4.1.12, 4.2.9, 4.3.5, 4.4.4, 4.5.3 --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization) The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5837 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c674bb2a-8ecf-4aea-a729-c9bdf4ee35fd

CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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