Improper Privilege Management in Images Slideshow by 2J - Image Slider - #VU24398
Published: January 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24398
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Images Slideshow by 2J - Image Slider
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Images Slideshow by 2J - Image Slider - update to 1.3.40