Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks <= 1.14.7 - Missing Authorization

2020-03-30 00:00

Jerome Bruandet

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.14.8

Affected PluginSpectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks

Affected Version<= 1.14.7

CVSS5.5Medium

CVECVE-2020-36702

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Vulnerability Overview

The Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Settings Change in versions up to, and including, 1.14.7. This is due to missing capability checks on several AJAX actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber+ roles to update the plugin's settings.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.14.8, 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-2020-36702 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4419a302-4305-44f8-a256-dd276b5cd751

CVSS Vector

5.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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