SB2020012008 - Improper Privilege Management in Images Slideshow by 2J – Image Slider plugin for WordPress
Published: January 20, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020012008
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to lack of authorisation checks in the "twoj_slideshow_setup()" function in the "2j-slideshow/inc/addons/setup/setup.class.php" script registered as an AJAX call. A remote user can deactivate any plugins on the blog.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.