Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.21.15 - Authentication Bypass

2020-01-14 00:00

WebARX Security

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.21.16

Affected PluginBackup and Staging by WP Time Capsule

Affected Version< 1.21.16

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2020-8771

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Vulnerability Overview

The Time Capsule plugin before 1.21.16 for WordPress has an authentication bypass. Any request containing IWP_JSON_PREFIX causes the client to be logged in as the first account on the list of administrator accounts. CVE-2020-37255 is a duplicate of this.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.21.16, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel) The product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8771 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b8672fd2-dc7a-4717-9d25-84180ad9b134

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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