Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder <= 1.35.14 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Privilege Escalation

2023-12-26 00:00

Rafie Muhammad

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.35.15

Affected PluginUltimate Addons for Beaver Builder

Affected Version<= 1.35.14

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2023-51398

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Vulnerability Overview

The Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.35.14. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to escalate their privileges to those of a higher level user.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.35.15, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51398 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1b29048e-cf06-463c-82e0-f1d973e50232

CVSS Vector

8.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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