DW Question & Answer Pro <= 1.3.6 - Missing Authorization Checks

2022-04-08 00:00

Brandon James Roldan (tomorrowisnew)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.3.7

Affected PluginDW Question Answer Pro

Affected Version<= 1.3.6

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2021-24800

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Vulnerability Overview

The DW Question & Answer Pro WordPress plugin through 1.3.6 does not check that the comment to edit belongs to the user making the request, allowing any user to edit other comments.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.3.7, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24800 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c58fa0a0-0b22-42df-8d3a-c3de78e12aa7

CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

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

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