HappyFiles Pro <= 1.8.1 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary File Deletion
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 1.8.2
- Affected Plugin
- HappyFiles Pro
- Affected Version
<= 1.8.1- CVSS
- 6.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2023-25446
At a glance
CVE-2023-25446 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the HappyFiles Pro WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.8.1. It carries a CVSS score of 6.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). The root cause is a missing authorization check on a reachable function. The issue is fixed in version 1.8.2; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed March 2023, reported by Dave Jong.
Vulnerability Overview
The HappyFiles Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on an unknown function in versions up to, and including, 1.8.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as subscribers, to execute unauthorized actions such as deleting arbitrary files.
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.
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
Reaching this weakness in HappyFiles Pro <= 1.8.1 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.
Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For HappyFiles Pro the fix is 1.8.2: builds <= 1.8.1 are affected, anything from 1.8.2 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 1.8.2, 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: HappyFiles Pro 1.8.2 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
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