Authorization Bypass in uListing Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2021-4357

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Directory Listings WordPress Plugin – Ulisting
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 June 2023

Summary

The uListing plugin for WordPress has a critical vulnerability that allows unauthorized users to bypass authentication due to insufficient capability checks and the absence of a security nonce. This could enable unauthenticated attackers to delete posts and pages from the site, leading to potential data loss and website malfunction. Versions up to and including 1.6.6 are affected, underscoring the importance of keeping plugins updated to mitigate such risks.

Affected Version(s)

Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing * < 1.7

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-ulisting-plugin-fix...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ulisting/#developers

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
.