CMS Tree Page View < 1.4 - Missing Authorization Checks

2017-10-20 00:00

Glyn Wintle

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.4

Affected PluginCMS Tree Page View – Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree

Affected Version< 1.4

CVSS4.3Medium

CVEN/A

View all CMS Tree Page View – Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The CMS Tree Page View plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the cms_tpv_move_page function in versions before 1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level privileges to move pages.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.4, 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.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/13d16955-056d-45c5-b0d1-891767e866b2

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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