Unauthenticated Property Modification Vulnerability in Opal Estate Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2021-4388

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Opal Estate
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 July 2023

Summary

The Opal Estate plugin for WordPress is susceptible to unauthorized modification of featured properties due to inadequate capability checks in its functions. Specifically, the opalestate_set_feature_property() and opalestate_remove_feature_property() functions lack proper authentication mechanisms, allowing unauthenticated attackers to manipulate property listings without needing valid credentials. This vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling malicious users to set or remove featured properties at will, potentially undermining the integrity of real estate information displayed on WordPress sites.

Affected Version(s)

Opal Estate * <= 1.6.11

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fi...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/opal-estate/tr...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
.