Photospace Gallery <= 2.3.5 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Update

2022-09-12 00:00

Tien Nguyen Ahn

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginPhotospace Gallery

Affected Version<= 2.3.5

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2022-38135

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Vulnerability Overview

The Photospace Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on its settings updatefunction in versions up to, and including, 2.3.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to update the plugin's settings.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization) The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38135 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/32db57ec-47f8-4b33-b22c-6d8c079412a8

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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