PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update to Blog Compromise
CVE-2021-25032
Key Information:
- Vendor
- Wordpress
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 10 January 2022
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Summary
The PublishPress Capabilities WordPress plugin before 2.3.1, PublishPress Capabilities Pro WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating the plugin's settings via the init hook, and does not ensure that the options to be updated belong to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could update arbitrary blog options, such as the default role and make any new registered user with an administrator role.
Affected Version(s)
PublishPress Capabilities โ User Role Access, Editor Permissions, Admin Menus 2.0 < 2.0*
PublishPress Capabilities โ User Role Access, Editor Permissions, Admin Menus 2.3.1
PublishPress Capabilities Pro 2.0 < 2.0*
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.
References
EPSS Score
37% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.
CVSS V3.1
Timeline
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Public PoC available
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Exploit known to exist
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved