WordPress RSS Feed Retriever <= 1.6.7 - Missing Authorization
2023-01-04 00:00
AnonymousStrategic Overview
Vulnerability Overview
The WordPress RSS Feed Retriever plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the rss_retriever_ajax_request() function called via a nopriv AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.6.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings.
Technical Analysis
REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.6.8, 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
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