Improper Authentication in Give - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform - #VU21392
Published: September 27, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21392
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GiveWP
Affected software:
Give - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform
Give - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the "get_user()" parameter when it does a check based on the API key that was provided, but doesn’t verify if the key was one generated by the Give API, but rather just fetches the "user_id" for any meta key in the "wp_usermeta" table. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to personally identifiable user information (PII), such as names, addresses, IP addresses, and email addresses.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.