WORDPRESS VIDEO GALLERY <= 3.0 - Improper Access Control

2015-04-05 00:00
Claudio Viviani

Strategic Overview

Status
Unpatched
Affected Version*
CVSS6.5Medium
CVEN/A
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Vulnerability Overview

The WORDPRESS VIDEO GALLERY plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the 'email' ajax action in versions up to, and including, 3.0. This makes it possible for unauthorized attackers to perform various malicious actions such as Denial of Service, Phishing, spam, etc.

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-284 (Improper Access Control) The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

External References

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