WP Quick FrontEnd Editor <= 5.5 - Authenticated Settings Change

2021-01-12 00:00

Jerome Bruandet

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginWP Quick FrontEnd Editor – WordPress Plugin

Affected Version<= 5.5

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2021-4371

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Vulnerability Overview

The WP Quick FrontEnd Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Setting Changs in versions up to, and including, 5.5. This is due to lacking both a security nonce and a capabilities check. This makes it possible for low-authenticated attackers to change plugin settings even when they do not have the capabilities to do so.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- 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-2021-4371 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c392750b-ae4a-48b5-9ccb-43852fb13e27

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

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

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