Improper Privilege Management in Simple 301 Redirects - Addon - Bulk Uploader - #VU20398
Published: August 26, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20398
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Will Bontrager Software, LLC , Webcraftic
Affected software:
Simple 301 Redirects - Addon - Bulk Uploader
Simple 301 Redirects - Addon - Bulk Uploader
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privilege on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the missing capability check in the "export_bulk_redirects" and "clear_301_redirects" function. A remote authenticated attacker can trigger the "admin_action_*" hook, access the following URLs and export/clear the plugin settings.
wp-admin/admin.php?action=bulk301export wp-admin/admin.php?action=bulk301clearlist
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.