Authenticated Options Change Vulnerability in Mesmerize and Materialis WordPress Themes
CVE-2019-25142

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Mesmerize
Materialis
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 June 2023

Summary

The Mesmerize and Materialis themes for WordPress have an authenticated options change vulnerability due to inadequate nonce validation in the 'companion_disable_popup' function. This oversight allows authenticated attackers to manipulate restricted options, potentially leading to unauthorized changes that can compromise the integrity of the site. Users of these themes should update to the latest versions to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Materialis * <= 1.0.172

Mesmerize * <= 1.6.89

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-mesmerize-and-mater...
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e4d70f03-69d5-4cca-8300-...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
.