Privilege escalation in Funnel Builder by CartFlows plugin for WordPress



Published: 2019-11-11
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-269
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Funnel Builder by CartFlows – Create High Converting Sales Funnels For WordPress
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Brainstorm Force, Nikhil Chavan

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU22627

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/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 "activate_plugin" function in the “classes/class-cartflows-importer.php” script does not check the user capabilities and lacks a security nonce. A remote authenticated attacker can escalate privileges and activate any plugin on the blog.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Funnel Builder by CartFlows – Create High Converting Sales Funnels For WordPress: 1.0.4 - 1.3.0

External links

http://blog.nintechnet.com/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-cartflows-plugin/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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