Bulk Posts Editing For WordPress <= 4.2.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization

2024-05-14 12:16

Benedictus Jovan (aillesiM)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.2.4

Affected PluginWBULKiT – Bulk Edit Posts & Pages

Affected Version<= 4.2.3

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2024-4199

View all WBULKiT – Bulk Edit Posts & Pages vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Bulk Posts Editing For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of functionality due to a missing capability check on the plugin's AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and higher, to invoke their corresponding functions. This may lead to post creation and duplication, post content retrieval, post taxonomy manipulation.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.2.4, 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-2024-4199 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/683131a0-eec3-4251-b322-5c2088855687

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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