Improper Privilege Management in wpCentral - #VU24663
Published: January 27, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24663
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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Softaculous Ltd.
Affected software:
wpCentral
wpCentral
Detailed vulnerability description
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 updates from vendor's website.