Testimonial Slider Plugin up to 2.3.6 on WordPress Setting improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Testimonial Slider Plugin up to 2.3.6 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-1745. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Testimonial Slider Plugin up to 2.3.6 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Setting 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 Testimonial Slider WordPress plugin before 2.3.7 does not properly ensure that a user has the necessary capabilities to edit certain sensitive Testimonial Slider WordPress plugin before 2.3.7 settings, making it possible for users with at least the Author role to edit them.

The weakness was shared by Dmitrii Ignatyev. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-1745 since 02/22/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

Upgrading to version 2.3.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Testimonial Slider Plugin 2.3.7

Timelineinfo

02/22/2024 🔍
03/26/2024 +33 days 🔍
03/26/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/06/2024 +133 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Dmitrii Ignatyev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-1745 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-1745
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-257924

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2024 07:12
Updated: 08/06/2024 12:37
Changes: 03/26/2024 07:12 (56), 08/06/2024 12:37 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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