SB2020012703 - Privilege escalation in wpCentral plugin for WordPress
Published: January 27, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020012703
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) 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 "wpc_fetch_authkey" AJAX action. A remote user can escalate their privilege, alter/upload any file, or adjust any plugin and interact with the site in many other ways.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.