Privilege escalation in Mesmerize and Materialis themes for WordPress



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Materialis
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Mesmerize
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Extend Themes

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU23334

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the "companion_disable_popup" function only checks the nonce and will pass two user input, $_POST['value'] and $_POST['option'], to the "update_option" function. A remote authenticated attacker can copy the nonce, use it to send an AJAX request and modify WordPress core options in the "wp_options" table.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Materialis: 0.9.29 - 1.0.172

Mesmerize: 0.1 - 1.6.89

CPE2.3 External links

http://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-mesmerize-and-materialis-themes-fixed-an-authenticated-options-change-vulnerability/


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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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