WP Human Resource Management Plugin < 2.2.6 - Authorization Bypass
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 2.2.6
- Affected Plugin
- WP Human Resource Management
- Affected Version
< 2.2.6- CVSS
- 7.5High
- CVE
CVE-2019-9573
At a glance
CVE-2019-9573 is a high-severity security vulnerability in the WP Human Resource Management WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 2.2.6. It carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high integrity impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.2.6; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed February 2019, reported by Henri Salo (fgeek).
Vulnerability Overview
The WP Human Resource Management plugin before 2.2.6 for WordPress mishandles leave applications.
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 privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on integrity.
Remediation
Update to version 2.2.6, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
The fix is the thing that ends this: WP Human Resource Management 2.2.6 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Alerts
External References
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