wpindeed Indeed Membership Pro Plugin up to 8.6 on WordPress Setting authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in wpindeed Indeed Membership Pro Plugin up to 8.6 on WordPress. This impacts an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-36833. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in wpindeed Indeed Membership Pro Plugin up to 8.6 on WordPress. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Indeed Membership Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on various AJAX actions in versions 7.3 - 8.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attacker, with minimal permission, such as a subscriber, to perform a variety of actions such as modifying settings and viewing sensitive data.

The weakness was published by Norman Riffat. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-36833 since 10/15/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/16/2024).

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: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.3
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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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/15/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Norman Riffat
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-36833 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-36833
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-280575

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2024 09:51
Changes: 10/16/2024 09:51 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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