WCFM Membership Plugin up to 2.10.0 on WordPress AJAX Action authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WCFM Membership Plugin up to 2.10.0 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component AJAX Action Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-4940. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WCFM Membership Plugin up to 2.10.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component AJAX Action Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The WCFM Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and access of data in versions up to, and including, 2.10.0 due to missing capability checks on various AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform a wide variety of actions such as modifying membership details, changing renewal information, controlling membership approvals, and more.

The weakness was disclosed 04/06/2023. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-4940 since 04/05/2023. 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 04/23/2023).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/05/2023 🔍
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04/23/2023 +17 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-4940 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4940
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225052

Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2023 10:07
Updated: 04/23/2023 08:38
Changes: 04/06/2023 10:07 (48), 04/23/2023 08:38 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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