Improved Include Page <= 1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Posts/Pages Access

2021-11-15 00:00

Francesco Carlucci

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginImproved Include Page

Affected Version<= 1.2

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2021-24845

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Vulnerability Overview

The Improved Include Page WordPress plugin through 1.2 allows passing shortcode attributes with post_type & post_status which can be used to retrieve arbitrary content. This way, users with a role as low as Contributor can gain access to content they are not supposed to.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- 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-2021-24845 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ced4a635-f579-41fb-840c-3ba54dbe92c8

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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