Improper access control in IMPress for IDX Broker - CVE-2020-9514
Published: March 27, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26420
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9514
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IDX Broker
Affected software:
IMPress for IDX Broker
IMPress for IDX Broker
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the "idx_ajax_create_dynamic_page" and "idx_ajax_delete_dynamic_page" AJAX actions. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" with the "action" parameter set to "create_dynamic_page" and the "post_title" parameter set to any arbitrary value, leading to post or page creation, modification and deletion.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-9514
Install updates from vendor's website.