Pont <= 1.5 - Arbitrary Options Update

2015-06-26 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected ThemePont - Multipurpose Wordpress Theme | Business

Affected Version<= 1.5

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2015-9475

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Vulnerability Overview

The Pont theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary option updates due to a missing capability check on the of_ajax_post_action AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to edit arbitrary site options which can be used to create administrator accounts.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions) During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9475 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9fe78766-0beb-4d6d-a2e6-92f79f117f50

CVSS Vector

8.8

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

Base

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

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