Curtain < 1.0.2 - Unauthenticated Maintenance Mode Enabled/Disable

2022-03-30 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.0.2

Affected PluginCurtain

Affected Version< 1.0.2

CVSS6.5Medium

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The Curtain plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including 1.0.1 due to insufficient capability and nonce checking on the admin_init function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated users to arbitrarily enable and disable maintenance mode on a vulnerable site.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.0.2, 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/2ef5a8f1-ed3c-48bb-9554-b42e9e8d645d

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

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

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