Form Lightbox <= 2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update

2016-07-19 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginForm Lightbox

Affected Version<= 2.1

CVSS9.8Critical

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The Form Lightbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary option updates due to a missing capability check in the /ajax.php file in versions up to, and including, 2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to edit arbitrary site options which can be used to create administrator accounts.

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/c63048ad-3d37-402e-8e61-415d2d6caa69

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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