Meks Smart Social Widget <= 1.6 - Missing Authorization to notice dimissal

2023-07-27 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.6.1

Affected PluginMeks Smart Social Widget

Affected Version<= 1.6

CVSS5.3Medium

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The Meks Smart Social Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized admin notice dismissal due to a missing capability check on the meks_remove_notification function in versions up to, and including, 1.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to dismiss admin notices.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.6.1, 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.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eaabaadf-7881-4c4f-8987-fbba8318a458

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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