Ghost <= 0.5.5 - Missing Authorization Checks

2016-04-28 00:00

Josh Brody

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 0.5.6

Affected PluginGhost

Affected Version<= 0.5.5

CVSS7.5High

CVECVE-2016-10983

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Vulnerability Overview

The Ghost plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the wp-admin/tools.php?ghostexport=true functionality in versions up to 0.5.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download exports of data that may contain sensitive information.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 0.5.6, 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

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10983 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/acde5693-53fe-47b8-ad0b-6799ab63d0c1

CVSS Vector

7.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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