Plugin for Google Reviews <= 2.2.2 - Missing Authorization

2022-11-16 00:00

Nguyen Anh Tien

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.2.3

Affected PluginRich Showcase for Google Reviews

Affected Version<= 2.2.2

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2022-45369

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Vulnerability Overview

The Plugin for Google Reviews for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the save function in versions up to, and including, 2.2.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to create widgets.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.2.3, 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-2022-45369 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed128ef2-0399-4daa-95f6-f5ba74281d89

CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

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

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