uListing <= 1.6.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Roles and Capabilities Creation/Deletion

2021-01-28 00:00

Jerome Bruandet

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.7

Affected PluginDirectory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing

Affected Version< 1.7

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2021-4345

View all Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The uListing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability and nonce checks on the UlistingUserRole::save_role_api method in versions up to, and including, 1.6.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to remove or add roles, and add capabilities.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.7, 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-2021-4345 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/44e112a7-8f51-4d2a-a4b3-74a47ef3aec7

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

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

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