Unauthorized Access to Database Tables in WP-DB-Table-Editor Plugin
CVE-2024-2019

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
WP-db-table-editor
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 June 2024

Summary

The WP-DB-Table-Editor plugin for WordPress is exposed to serious security risks due to its lack of a default capability requirement on the 'dbte_render' function. This vulnerability allows authenticated users with contributor access and higher to gain unauthorized access to sensitive database tables, which can lead to data modification and potential data loss. All versions of the plugin up to and including 1.8.4 are affected, making it essential for users to address this issue to protect their data integrity and security.

Affected Version(s)

WP-DB-Table-Editor * <= 1.8.4

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-db-table-ed...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Francesco Carlucci
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