Ultimate Product Catalog <= 4.2.21 - Authorization Bypass and Cross-Site Request Forgery

2017-10-03 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.2.22

Affected PluginUltimate Product Catalog

Affected Version<= 4.2.21

CVSS8.8High

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The Ultimate Product Catalog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass and Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including 4.2.21 due to missing capability and nonce checking on various functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to perform a wide variety of actions such as updating the plugin's settings and uploading arbitrary files.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.2.22, 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.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcc23e0-075a-47e6-979d-7e75eed4337d

CVSS Vector

8.8

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

Base

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

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