Improper access control in ND Shortcodes For Visual Composer for WordPress



Published: 2019-08-01
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-269
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		ND Shortcodes For Visual Composer
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU19592

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privilege on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the missing capability check in the ‘update_option’ function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted AJAX request to the "nd_options_import_settings_php_function", modify the settings of WordPress and take over the blog and its database.

Note: The vulnerability requires that the blog uses one of the several themes from the author in order to exploit it, otherwise the settings page isn’t loaded

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ND Shortcodes For Visual Composer: 1.1 - 5.8

External links

http://blog.nintechnet.com/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-wordpress-nd-shortcodes-for-visual...


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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