Mihdan: Public Post Preview <= 1.9.9 - Missing Authorization

2022-10-17 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.9.10

Affected PluginMihdan: Public Post Preview

Affected Version<= 1.9.9

CVSS6.5Medium

CVEN/A

View all Mihdan: Public Post Preview vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Public Post Preview plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the mppp_toggle function in versions up to, and including, 1.9.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete post metadata.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.9.10, 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/bdb8cb7f-38fc-41d7-aa78-abe11c6402b6

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

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