WP Ultimate CSV Importer <= 6.5.7 - Missing Authorization

2022-09-20 00:00

Sanjay Das Payatu

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 6.5.8

Affected PluginWP Ultimate CSV Importer – WordPress Import & Export for CSV, XML & Excel

Affected Version<= 6.5.7

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2022-3244

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Vulnerability Overview

The WP Ultimate CSV Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on some of its functions in versions up to, and including, 6.5.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to invoke them if they are able to obtain a valid nonce.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 6.5.8, 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

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3244 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c9176a81-fe51-48dd-a151-4596443b430f

CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

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

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