CVE-2019-25149

Gallery Images Ape <= 2.0.6 - Authenticated Plugin Deactivation

2019-12-30 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 2.0.7
Affected Plugin: Gallery Images Ape
Affected Version: < 2.0.7
CVSS: 7.6High
Weakness type: CWE-285 · Improper Authorization
CVE: CVE-2019-25149

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At a glance

CVE-2019-25149 is a high-severity Improper Authorization vulnerability in the Gallery Images Ape WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 2.0.7. It carries a CVSS score of 7.6 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account. The issue is fixed in version 2.0.7; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed December 2019, reported by Jerome Bruandet.

Vulnerability Overview

The Gallery Images Ape plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation in versions up to, and including, 2.0.6. This allows authenticated attackers with any capability level to deactivate any plugin on the site, including plugins necessary to site functionality or security.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on availability.

CWE-285: Improper Authorization

Reaching this weakness in Gallery Images Ape < 2.0.7 takes any authenticated account. Improper authorization means a permission check exists but does not cover the case being exercised, so a caller who is allowed to do one thing is allowed to do a neighbouring thing as well.

A lower-privileged account performs an action reserved for a higher one, which on a multi-author or membership site means an ordinary user reaching administrative behaviour. For Gallery Images Ape the fix is 2.0.7: builds < 2.0.7 are affected, anything from 2.0.7 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.0.7, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Gallery Images Ape 2.0.7 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25149 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dfd6c2b8-b00c-49d1-930f-50397e742ac5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25149

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Gallery Images Ape

CVSS Vector

7.6

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

Base

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

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