Change Uploaded File Permissions <= 4.0.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Options Update

2022-05-23 00:00

Daniel Ruf

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginChange Uploaded File Permissions

Affected Version<= 4.0.0

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2022-1788

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Vulnerability Overview

Due to missing checks the Change Uploaded File Permissions WordPress plugin through 4.0.0 is vulnerable to CSRF attacks. This can be used to change the file and folder permissions of any folder. This could be problematic when specific files like ini files are made readable for everyone due to this.

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-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)) The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1788 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a7a61446-a5ef-44e4-bd64-9c2e844953fb

CVSS Vector

8.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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