SB2019041110 - Improper access restrictions in YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor plugin for WordPress
Published: April 11, 2019 Updated: September 2, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019041110
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11886)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in yellow-pencil.php. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform options update and compromise the website via vulnerable plugin.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.