UpdraftPlus 1.22.14 to 1.23.2 and UpdraftPlus (Premium) 2.22.14 to 2.23.2 - Privilege Escalation via updraft_central_ajax_handler

2023-03-16 00:00
Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.23.3
Affected Version1.22.14 – 2.23.2 · 2 branches
CVSS8.8High
CVEN/A
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Vulnerability Overview

The UpdraftPlus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization on the 'updraft_central_ajax_handler' function in versions from 1.22.14 to 1.23.2 inclusive, and 2.22.14 to 2.23.2 of the premium version. This allows authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions or above, to update the plugin's settings in such a way that can allow them to perform administrator-level actions on some sites.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 1.23.3, 2.23.3 --- 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

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