TS Poll – Best Poll Plugin for WordPress <1.3.4 - Missing Authorization

2020-04-13 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.3.4

Affected PluginTS Poll – Survey, Versus Poll, Image Poll, Video Poll

Affected Version< 1.3.4

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2020-11673

View all TS Poll – Survey, Versus Poll, Image Poll, Video Poll vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The TS Poll – Best Poll Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_nopriv' function in versions up to, and including, 1.3.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to to manipulate polls, e.g., delete, clone, or view a hidden poll.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.3.4, 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-2020-11673 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b78eb275-bede-44f0-bf72-6931c37d78bf

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

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

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