wpCentral <= 1.5.0 - Improper Access Control to Privilege Escalation

2020-02-17 00:00

Chloe Chamberland

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.5.1

Affected PluginwpCentral

Affected Version<= 1.5.0

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2020-9043

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Vulnerability Overview

The wpCentral plugin before 1.5.1 for WordPress allows disclosure of the connection key which makes it possible for an unauthenticated user to log-in to a vulnerable site as an administrator.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.5.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9043 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/540d444f-7a6c-4c14-a9c7-52209ad59a11

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

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

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