Smart Forms – when you need more than just a contact form <= 2.1.0 - Missing Authorization

2014-11-06 00:00

Kacper Szurek

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.1.1

Affected PluginSmart Forms – when you need more than just a contact form

Affected Version<= 2.1.0

CVSS7.2High

CVECVE-2014-8803

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Vulnerability Overview

The Smart Forms – when you need more than just a contact form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the rednao_smart_forms_save_form_values function in versions up to, and including, 2.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to edit forms, including entering stored cross-site scripting, as output is not properly escaped.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.1.1, 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-2014-8803 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5331c7cc-3854-4975-9f28-e9b0d6407227

CVSS Vector

7.2

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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