Fancy Product Designer Plugin up to 4.6.9 on WordPress Options Update fpd_update_options improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fancy Product Designer Plugin up to 4.6.9 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function fpd_update_options of the component Options Update Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2021-4334. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fancy Product Designer Plugin up to 4.6.9 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function fpd_update_options of the component Options Update Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Fancy Product Designer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of site options due to a missing capability check on the fpd_update_options function in versions up to, and including, 4.6.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions to modify site options, including setting the default role to administrator which can allow privilege escalation.

The weakness was published 04/06/2023. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-4334 since 04/05/2023. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

04/05/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2021-4334 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-4334
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225140

Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2023 14:11
Updated: 04/10/2026 21:03
Changes: 04/06/2023 14:11 (39), 04/10/2026 21:03 (37)
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Cache ID: 216:C1B:103

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