Soledad <= 8.2.5 - Missing Authorization

2022-11-01 00:00

Dave Jong

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 8.2.6

Affected ThemeSoledad

Affected Version<= 8.2.5

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2022-42479

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Vulnerability Overview

The Soledad plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on one of its functions in versions up to, and including, 8.2.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to invoke this function that was not intended for their use.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 8.2.6, 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.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42479 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ee1ee4c4-871d-4a3d-8ca6-3675d248d5e8

CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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