Better Search Plugin up to 2.5.2 on WordPress Setting authentication bypass

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Better Search Plugin up to 2.5.2 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation results in authentication bypass. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-4373. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Better Search Plugin up to 2.5.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication bypass vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-288. A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Better Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.5.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to import settings via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was presented 06/07/2023. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-4373 since 06/06/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Applying the patch 2473344 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at plugins.trac.wordpress.org.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication bypass
CWE: CWE-288 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Patch: 2473344

Timelineinfo

06/06/2023 🔍
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07/05/2023 +28 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2473344
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2021-4373 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-4373
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230988

Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2023 08:24
Updated: 07/05/2023 15:53
Changes: 06/07/2023 08:24 (52), 07/05/2023 15:47 (1), 07/05/2023 15:53 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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