Platform < 1.4.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update

2015-01-21 00:00
Marc-Alexandre Montpas

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.4.4
Affected ThemePlatform
Affected Version< 1.4.4
CVSS9.8Critical
CVECVE-2015-10143
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Vulnerability Overview

The Platform theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the *_ajax_save_options() function in all versions up to 1.4.4 (exclusive). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.4.4, 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

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