SearchWP Premium <= 4.2.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Nonce Leakage and Authorization Bypass

2022-10-24 00:00

Dave Jong

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.2.6

Affected PluginSearchWP Premium

Affected Version<= 4.2.5

CVSS7.1High

CVECVE-2022-40223

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Vulnerability Overview

The SearchWP Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to leaking a nonce protecting a function used to modify plugin settings in versions up to, and including, 4.2.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to obtain the nonce and modify the plugin's settings.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.2.6, 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-2022-40223 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/00a1b66d-d81c-4539-846b-ff66301a94ca

CVSS Vector

7.1

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

Base

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

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