WP RSS Aggregator – News Feeds, Autoblogging, Youtube Video Feeds and More <= 4.6.3 - Authorization Bypass

2014-12-16 00:00

Kacper Szurek

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.6.4

Affected PluginWP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, Feed to Post, Autoblogging, AI Content

Affected Version<= 4.6.3

CVSS6.5Medium

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The WP RSS Aggregator – News Feeds, Autoblogging, Youtube Video Feeds and More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the wprss_check_if_blacklist_delete() function in versions up to, and including, 4.6.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.6.4, 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.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a46364f4-9258-4f5e-9d53-dcbaf726f2f0

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

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

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