Lafka Plugin <= 7.1.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Theme Option Update

2025-04-04 00:00

István Márton

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginLafka Plugin

Affected Version<= 7.1.0

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2025-1233

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Vulnerability Overview

The Lafka Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'lafka_options_upload' AJAX function in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update the theme option that overrides the site.

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-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-2025-1233 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/865b87a8-ab8a-4054-9e18-50693023cb96

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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