CVE-2019-15867

Slick Popup <= 1.7.1 - Privilege Escalation

2019-05-28 00:00
Mikey Veenstra

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.7.2
Affected Version
< 1.7.2
CVSS
8.8High
Weakness type
CWE-798 · Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CVE
CVE-2019-15867
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At a glance

CVE-2019-15867 is a high-severity Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in the Slick Popup WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 1.7.2. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). The issue is fixed in version 1.7.2; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed May 2019, reported by Mikey Veenstra.

Vulnerability Overview

The slick-popup plugin before 1.7.2 for WordPress has a hardcoded OmakPass13# password for the slickpopupteam account, after a Subscriber calls a certain AJAX action.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.

CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.

Remediation

Update to version 1.7.2, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Slick Popup 1.7.2 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

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