WP Shamsi <= 4.1.0 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation

2022-11-28 00:00

Chloe Chamberland

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.1.1

Affected PluginWP Shamsi – افزونه تاریخ شمسی و فارسی ساز وردپرس

Affected Version<= 4.1.0

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2022-4555

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Vulnerability Overview

The WP Shamsi plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the deactivate() function hooked via init() in versions up to, and including, 4.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to deactivate arbitrary plugins on the site. This can be used to deactivate security plugins that aids in exploiting other vulnerabilities.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.1.1, 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-2022-4555 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7b498c5a-9fd1-43b8-b456-f6cec65d5077

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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