Quicksand Post Filter jQuery Plugin <= 3.1.1 - Missing Authorization via quicksand_admin_ajax

2024-02-02 00:00

Kévin Mosbahi (Mika)

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginQuicksand Post Filter jQuery Plugin

Affected Version<= 3.1.1

CVSS9.1Critical

CVECVE-2024-24850

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Vulnerability Overview

The Quicksand Post Filter jQuery Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'quicksand_admin_ajax' function in versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary site options.

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-2024-24850 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c6f3b765-396f-422f-864d-a48bee8c69cb

CVSS Vector

9.1

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

Base

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

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