wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Improper Access Control leading to Table Permission Takeover
CVE-2021-24197

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
WPdatatables – Tables & Table Charts
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 April 2021

Summary

The wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts premium WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 has Improper Access Control. A low privilege authenticated user that visits the page where the table is published can tamper the parameters to access the data of another user that are present in the same table by taking over the user permissions on the table through formdata[wdt_ID] parameter. By exploiting this issue an attacker is able to access and manage the data of all users in the same table.

Affected Version(s)

wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts 3.4.2

References

https://wpdatatables.com/help/whats-new-changelog/
x_refsource_MISC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a56c04a4-dda0-4a7f-a525-...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-wpdat...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
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

Veno Eivazian, Massimiliano Ferraresi
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