Stops Core Theme And Plugin Updates <= 8.0.4 - Insufficient Restrictions on Option Changes

2019-03-28 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 8.0.5

Affected PluginEasy Updates Manager

Affected Version<= 8.0.4

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2019-15650

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Vulnerability Overview

The stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates plugin before 8.0.5 for WordPress has insufficient restrictions on option changes (such as disabling unattended theme updates) because of a nonce check error.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 8.0.5, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization) The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15650 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3a9feacb-ef9c-40d4-abdb-a3fcfd529901

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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