A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg Plugin up to 1.14.7 on Gutenberg. Affected is an unknown part of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Settings Change in versions up to, and including, 1.14.7. This is due to missing capability checks on several AJAX actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber+ roles to update the plugin's settings.

The weakness was published 06/07/2023. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-36702 since 06/06/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/05/2023).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg Plugin

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• 1.14.0
• 1.14.1
• 1.14.2
• 1.14.3
• 1.14.4
• 1.14.5
• 1.14.6
• 1.14.7

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