Contus Video Comments <= 1.0 - Authorization Bypass

2016-06-15 00:00

Larry W. Cashdollar

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected Plugincontus-video-comments

Affected Version<= 1.0

CVSS5.3Medium

CVEN/A

View all contus-video-comments vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Contus Video Comments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the file_put_contents function in versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload .jpg images anywhere in the WordPress installation.

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.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/69bdd5e6-1334-42bc-a13f-215eb61733e7

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

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

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