Tab – Accordion, FAQ < 1.3.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Tab Modification

2021-12-06 00:00

Brandon James Roldan (tomorrowisnew)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.3.2

Affected PluginTab – Accordion, FAQ

Affected Version< 1.3.2

CVSS7.5High

CVECVE-2021-24831

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Vulnerability Overview

All AJAX actions of the Tab WordPress plugin before 1.3.2 are available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify various data in the plugin, such as add/edit/delete arbitrary tabs.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.3.2, 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-2021-24831 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ec002a5a-1965-4828-8a0a-19941af98e2d

CVSS Vector

7.5

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

Base

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

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