WP-Filebase <= 0.2.9.24 - Missing Authorization Checks
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 0.2.9.25
- Affected Plugin
- WP-Filebase
- Affected Version
<= 0.2.9.24- CVSS
- 7.3High
- CVE
CVE pending
At a glance
This record tracks a high-severity security vulnerability in the WP-Filebase WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 0.2.9.24. It carries a CVSS score of 7.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 0.2.9.25; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed November 2012.
Vulnerability Overview
The WP-Filebase plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the 'del' & 'cats' actions in versions up to, and including, 0.2.9.24. This makes it possible for attackers to perform unauthorized actions such as deleting files and categories.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.
Remediation
Update to version 0.2.9.25, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
The fix is the thing that ends this: WP-Filebase 0.2.9.25 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
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External References
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