Discy - Social Questions and Answers WordPress Theme <= 4.9 - Missing Authorization

2022-07-12 00:00

Veshraj Ghimire

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.0

Affected ThemeDiscy - Social Questions and Answers WordPress Theme

Affected Version<= 4.9

CVSS6.3Medium

CVECVE-2022-1323

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Vulnerability Overview

The "Discy - Social Questions and Answers WordPress Theme" theme for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the discy_update_options AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 4.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as subscribers, to modify the plugin's settings.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.0, 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-2022-1323 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/19f2fe7c-f702-4db6-9914-2839a62ffdd5

CVSS Vector

6.3

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

Base

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

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