Ajax Search Lite < 3.11 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution

2015-03-26 00:00
Evex

Strategic Overview

Vulnerability Overview

The Ajax Search Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the wpdreams_ajaxinputcallback function in versions up to, and including, 3.10. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to bypass restricted actions, which can lead to remote code execution.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.11, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

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