Pagelines Theme < 1.4.6 - Missing Authorization

2015-01-20 00:00

Sucuri Research Team

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.4.6

Affected ThemePagelines

Affected Version< 1.4.6

CVSS9.8Critical

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The Pagelines Theme for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the pagelines_ajax_save_option_callback function in versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges and create administrator accounts.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.4.6, 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.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2b24693f-6b69-4dfb-a18c-e929db09d020

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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