WP Edit Menu < 1.5.0 - Missing Authorization to Post Deletion

2022-08-01 00:00

Johannes Gangsö

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.5.0

Affected PluginWP Edit Menu

Affected Version< 1.5.0

CVSS7.5High

CVECVE-2022-2276

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Vulnerability Overview

The WP Edit Menu plugin for WordPress lacks authorization checks on one of its ajax action and is vulnerable to Arbitrary Post Deletion in versions below 1.5.0. This is due to a missing capability check in the function wpem_remove_menu_entry. This makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to delete posts and pages.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.5.0, 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-2022-2276 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dce76d59-e798-4762-8247-eddebd38c165

CVSS Vector

7.5

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

Base

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

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