Meow Gallery (+ Gallery Block) <= 4.1.9 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update

2021-09-02 00:00

WPScanTeam

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.2.0

Affected PluginMeow Gallery

Affected Version<= 4.1.9

CVSS8.8High

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The Meow Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Options Update via the REST API in versions up to, and including, 4.1.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify otherwise restricted arbitrary site options. This can be leveraged to create new administrative user accounts.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.2.0, 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/67ae29ee-ec3d-41d2-8691-ba1c615d243d

CVSS Vector

8.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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