what3words Autosuggest Plugin up to 4.0.0 on WordPress Setting class-w3w-autosuggest-public.php enqueue_scripts information disclosure
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.3 | $0-$5k | 0.04 |
A vulnerability has been found in what3words Autosuggest Plugin up to 4.0.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function enqueue_scripts
of the file w3w-autosuggest/public/class-w3w-autosuggest-public.php of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.
The weakness was disclosed 11/17/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-4428. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
By approaching the search of inurl:w3w-autosuggest/public/class-w3w-autosuggest-public.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
Upgrading to version 4.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch dd59cbac5f86057d6a73b87007c08b8bfa0c32ac is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:
[TT-6952] Security Vulnerability Patch [TT-6889] Load Scripts Async (#20)
The entries VDB-271472, VDB-271817, VDB-271937 and VDB-271967 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3
VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Autosuggest Plugin 4.0.1
Patch: dd59cbac5f86057d6a73b87007c08b8bfa0c32ac
Timeline
11/17/2021 🔍11/17/2021 🔍
07/16/2023 🔍
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08/06/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: dd59cbac5f86057d6a73b87007c08b8bfa0c32acStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2021-4428 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 07/16/2023 16:49Updated: 08/06/2023 12:21
Changes: 07/16/2023 16:49 (48), 08/06/2023 12:14 (3), 08/06/2023 12:21 (28)
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