Ya'aburnee <= 1.0.7 and Dignitas <= 1.1.9 - Privilege Escalation

2015-03-04 00:00
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Vulnerability Overview

The Ya'aburnee and Dignitas themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.0.7 and 1.1.9 via the 'df_save_options' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate their privileges on the vulnerable service and gain otherwise restricted access to Admin actions.

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-269 (Improper Privilege Management) The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

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