Swape Theme up to 1.2.0 on WordPress Access Control wp-admin/admin-ajax.php xmlPath privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Swape Theme up to 1.2.0 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php of the component Access Control. The manipulation of the argument xmlPath leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-21013. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Swape Theme up to 1.2.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php of the component Access Control. The manipulation of the argument xmlPath with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Swape theme before 1.2.1 for WordPress has incorrect access control, as demonstrated by allowing new administrator accounts via vectors involving xmlPath to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

The weakness was disclosed 09/09/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-21013 since 09/09/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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Upgrading to version 1.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Swape Theme 1.2.1

Timelineinfo

09/09/2019 🔍
09/09/2019 +0 days 🔍
09/10/2019 +1 days 🔍
12/18/2023 +1560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpvulndb.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-21013 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-21013
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-141407

Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2019 06:57
Updated: 12/18/2023 08:23
Changes: 09/10/2019 06:57 (39), 08/16/2020 18:22 (18), 12/18/2023 08:23 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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