Booster Elementor Addons <= 1.4.9 - Missing Authorization

2023-07-24 00:00

Abdi Pranata

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginBooster Elementor Addons

Affected Version<= 1.4.9

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2023-38480

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Vulnerability Overview

The Booster Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to missing capability checks on several functions called via nopriv AJAX actions in the ~/base/core/ajax_handler.php file in versions up to, and including, 1.4.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform a variety of actions such as load the icon chooser and save active widgets and extensions.

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-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-2023-38480 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/60ee9cfc-016d-45ee-b3f4-da999d093776

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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