Post Teaser <= 4.1.5 - Missing Authorization

2022-12-02 00:00

Tien Nguyen Ahn

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginPost Teaser

Affected Version<= 4.1.5

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2022-45811

View all Post Teaser vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Post Teaser plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the init_option_page function in versions up to, and including, 4.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to update plugin settings since the function is invoked on admin menu load.

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-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-2022-45811 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6767cc8e-f327-4891-8d3c-555ba7f5062c

CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

This record contains material that is subject to copyright

CVE Usage: MITRE hereby grants you a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE®). Any copy you make for such purposes is authorized provided that you reproduce MITRE's copyright designation and this license in any such copy.

https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse

Defiant hereby grants you a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute this software vulnerability information. Any copy of the software vulnerability information you make for such purposes is authorized provided that you include a hyperlink to this vulnerability record and reproduce Defiant's copyright designation and this license in any such copy.

https://www.wordfence.com/wordfence-intelligence-terms-and-conditions/