Listing, Classified Ads & Business Directory – uListing <= 2.0.5 - Privilege Escalation

2021-07-27 05:17

R3N0

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.0.6

Affected PluginDirectory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing

Affected Version<= 2.0.5

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2021-36879

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Vulnerability Overview

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability in WordPress uListing plugin (versions <= 2.0.5). Possible if WordPress configuration allows user registration.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.0.6, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36879 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/613f22f2-2f84-4d01-a1ea-c14a25843700

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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