Ultimate FAQ <= 2.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary FAQ Creation

2021-12-27 00:00

Krzysztof Zając

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.1.2

Affected PluginUltimate FAQ Accordion Plugin

Affected Version< 2.1.2

CVSS5.7Medium

CVECVE-2021-24968

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Vulnerability Overview

The Ultimate FAQ WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the ewd_ufaq_welcome_add_faq and ewd_ufaq_welcome_add_faq_page AJAX actions, available to any authenticated users. As a result, any users, with a role as low as Subscriber could create FAQ and FAQ questions

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.1.2, 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-2021-24968 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/80b3c2d3-b8dc-429f-b2d7-6a697ad47a9a

CVSS Vector

5.7

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

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