OoohBoi Steroids for Elementor <= 2.1.4 - Missing Authorization leading to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Image Upload
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 2.1.5
- Affected Plugin
- OoohBoi Steroids for Elementor
- Affected Version
<= 2.1.4- CVSS
- 4.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2023-1169
At a glance
CVE-2023-1169 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the OoohBoi Steroids for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.1.4. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.1.5; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2023, reported by Ram.
Vulnerability Overview
The OoohBoi Steroids for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to missing authorization due to a missing capability check on the 'file_uploader_callback' function in versions up to, and including, 2.1.4. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to upload image attachments to the site.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
OoohBoi Steroids for Elementor <= 2.1.4 carries this weakness at file_uploader_callback, and reaching it takes an account at Subscriber level or above. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.
Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For OoohBoi Steroids for Elementor the fix is 2.1.5: builds <= 2.1.4 are affected, anything from 2.1.5 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 2.1.5, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: OoohBoi Steroids for Elementor 2.1.5 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
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