WordPress Popular Posts <= 6.0.5 - Unauthenticated Views Changes

2022-11-18 00:00

Tsubasa Iinuma

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 6.1.0

Affected PluginWP Popular Posts

Affected Version<= 6.0.5

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2022-43468

Vulnerability Overview

The WordPress Popular Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Views Changes in versions up to, and including, 6.0.5. This is due to a lack of user input validation on a REST endpoint that results in unprotected behavior in the 'update_views_count' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to manipulate and potentially change the views count endpoint.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 6.1.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43468 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1f42b3fc-cb2a-4e95-a55b-608ae64d8b58

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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