Responsive <= 5.0.2 - Missing Authorization to HTML Injection

2024-03-28 00:00

Muhammad Zeeshan (Xib3rR4dAr)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.0.3

Affected ThemeResponsive

Affected Version<= 5.0.2

CVSS7.5High

CVECVE-2024-2848

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Vulnerability Overview

The Responsive theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_footer_text_callback function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary HTML content into the site's footer.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.0.3, 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-2024-2848 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dbe0cc57-a17d-4f91-887f-fe819b32f6b3

CVSS Vector

7.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

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