Media from FTP <= 11.16 - Authenticated (Author+) Improper Privilege Management

2023-08-14 00:00

Dmitrii Ignatyev

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 11.17

Affected PluginMedia from FTP

Affected Version<= 11.16

CVSS6.3Medium

CVECVE-2023-4019

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Vulnerability Overview

The Media from FTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper privilege management due to an insufficient capability check on the plugin's menu pages in versions up to, and including, 11.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level permissions and above, to modify plugin settings on multi-site installations.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 11.17, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4019 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9764d402-b8a2-43d5-882a-bc3886078b7f

CVSS Vector

6.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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