GamiPress <= 6.8.8 - Broken Access Control

2024-04-08 00:00

cyc707

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 6.8.9

Affected PluginGamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress

Affected Version<= 6.8.8

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2024-2505

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Vulnerability Overview

The GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to broken access control in all versions up to, and including, 6.8.8. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting specific actions to authorized users. This makes it possible for authentication attackers, with author-level access and above, to to modify the plugins settings.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 6.8.9, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2505 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3ba1100e-8669-4105-b8d7-27c0b81c0856

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

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

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