Better Click To Tweet <= 5.10.3 - Missing Authorization

2022-11-28 00:00

Tien Nguyen Ahn

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.10.4

Affected PluginBetter Click To Share – Shareable Quote Boxes for X (Twitter)

Affected Version<= 5.10.3

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2022-45839

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Vulnerability Overview

The Better Click To Tweet plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the welcome_page function in versions up to, and including, 5.10.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update some of the plugin's settings.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.10.4, 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

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45839 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cfd1e59a-a76d-4f6d-9d22-021afd45d9af

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

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

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