Activity Reactions For Buddypress <= 1.0.22 - Missing Authorization

2022-11-11 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginActivity Reactions For Buddypress

Affected Version<= 1.0.22

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2022-45075

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Vulnerability Overview

The Activity Reactions For Buddypress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to missing authorization checks in versions up to, and including, 1.0.22 on the ai_front_smiley function. This makes it possible for subscriber-level to enable and disable reactions.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45075 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/de3a6e77-47ee-4989-81a0-5447a73185bb

CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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