CVE-2015-9475

Pont <= 1.5 - Arbitrary Options Update

2015-06-26 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Unpatched
Affected Theme: Pont - Multipurpose Wordpress Theme | Business
Affected Version: <= 1.5
CVSS: 8.8High
Weakness type: CWE-276 · Incorrect Default Permissions
CVE: CVE-2015-9475

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At a glance

CVE-2015-9475 is a high-severity Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the Pont - Multipurpose Wordpress Theme WordPress theme, affecting versions <= 1.5. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed June 2015.

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

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.

CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions

During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.

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.

How does WordSec protect against this?

No patched version is recorded yet, so there is nothing to update to; WordSec's vulnerability alerts flag this record the moment that changes.

Alerts

External References

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

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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