Kanban Boards Plugin up to 2.5.21 on WordPress authorization

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Kanban Boards Plugin up to 2.5.21 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-37226. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Kanban Boards Plugin up to 2.5.21 on WordPress. This affects an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Kanban for WordPress Kanban Boards for WordPress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Kanban Boards for WordPress: from n/a through 2.5.21.

The weakness was shared by Lvt-tholv2k. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-37226 since 06/04/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 11/01/2024).

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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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• Kanban Boards Plugin

Version

• 2.5.0
• 2.5.1
• 2.5.2
• 2.5.3
• 2.5.4
• 2.5.5
• 2.5.6
• 2.5.7
• 2.5.8
• 2.5.9
• 2.5.10
• 2.5.11
• 2.5.12
• 2.5.13
• 2.5.14
• 2.5.15
• 2.5.16
• 2.5.17
• 2.5.18
• 2.5.19
• 2.5.20
• 2.5.21

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