Quick Adsense < 2.8.2 - Missing Authorization

2022-04-02 00:00
Jan w Oleju

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.8.2
Affected PluginQuick Adsense
Affected Version< 2.8.2
CVSS6.5Medium
CVEN/A
View all Quick Adsense vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Quick Adsense plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the several functions in versions up to, and including, 2.8.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to reset statistics and change plugin options.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.8.2, 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

Vulnerability data © Defiant, Inc., provided under the Wordfence Intelligence T&C