Educare <= 1.4.6 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure

2023-09-09 00:00
Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Vulnerability Overview

The Educare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the educare_get_data_from_students function in versions up to, and including, 1.4.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to expose potentially sensitive student data.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.4.7, 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

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