Tweet Wheel <= 0.2 - Missing Authorization Checks

2015-03-07 00:00
James Golovich

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 0.3
Affected PluginTweet Wheel
Affected Version<= 0.2
CVSS4.3Medium
CVEN/A
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Vulnerability Overview

The Tweet Wheel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 0.2. This is due to several functions called via AJAX actions missing proper capability and nonce checks. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to spam Twitter with an arbitrary amount of previously posted tweets among some additional less impactful actions.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 0.3, 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

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