Qubely <= 1.7.7 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Post Deletion

2021-12-27 00:00

Krzysztof Zając

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.7.8

Affected PluginQubely – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks

Affected Version< 1.7.8

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2021-25013

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Vulnerability Overview

The Qubely WordPress plugin before 1.7.8 does not have authorisation and CSRF check on the qubely_delete_saved_block AJAX action, and does not ensure that the block to be deleted belong to the plugin, as a result, any authenticated users, such as subscriber can delete arbitrary posts

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.7.8, 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-2021-25013 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1b660260-e335-4be0-a266-0cdc9a4d7504

CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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