wpCentral Plugin up to 1.5.0 on WordPress Connection Key privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in wpCentral Plugin up to 1.5.0 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Connection Key Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-9043. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in wpCentral Plugin up to 1.5.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Connection Key Handler. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

The wpCentral plugin before 1.5.1 for WordPress allows disclosure of the connection key.

The weakness was published 02/17/2020. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9043 since 02/17/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
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VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: wpCentral Plugin 1.5.1

Timelineinfo

02/17/2020 🔍
02/17/2020 +0 days 🔍
02/18/2020 +1 days 🔍
04/01/2024 +1504 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-9043 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9043
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150305

Entryinfo

Created: 02/18/2020 09:30
Updated: 04/01/2024 11:04
Changes: 02/18/2020 09:30 (37), 02/18/2020 09:35 (18), 04/01/2024 11:04 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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