PublishPress Capabilities Plugin up to 2.3.0 on WordPress Settings authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PublishPress Capabilities Plugin and PublishPress Capabilities Pro Plugin up to 2.3.0 on WordPress. This impacts an unknown function of the component Settings Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-25032. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PublishPress Capabilities Plugin and PublishPress Capabilities Pro Plugin up to 2.3.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Settings Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was shared 01/10/2022. The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-25032 since 01/14/2021. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at plugins.trac.wordpress.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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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: PublishPress Capabilities Plugin/PublishPress Capabilities Pro Plugin 2.3.1
Patch: plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Timelineinfo

01/14/2021 🔍
01/10/2022 +361 days 🔍
01/10/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/12/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2640161
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-25032 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-25032
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-189869

Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2022 18:34
Updated: 01/12/2022 09:56
Changes: 01/10/2022 18:34 (41), 01/12/2022 09:53 (3), 01/12/2022 09:56 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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