SB2019082209 - Code Injection in Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads for WordPress
Published: August 22, 2019 Updated: August 27, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019082209
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) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15324)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in "current_user_can()" function. A remote authenticated attacker can compromise a valid nonce for the "ai_ajax_backend" action with special cookie and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note:
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Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.