Customizable WordPress Gallery Plugin – Modula Image Gallery <= 2.6.9 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Change

2022-10-28 00:00

Nguyen Anh Tien

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.6.91

Affected PluginModula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery

Affected Version<= 2.6.9

CVSS7.5High

CVECVE-2022-41135

View all Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Customizable WordPress Gallery Plugin – Modula Image Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the update_troubleshooting_options function in versions up to, and including, 2.6.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update some of the plugin's options. Cross-Site Request Forgery protection was also missing.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.6.91, 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.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41135 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/359b596e-1973-4bf6-a012-84b422c0f2c1

CVSS Vector

7.5

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

Base

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

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