Improper access control in All in One SEO Pack - #VU59090
Published: December 23, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59090
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
All in One SEO Pack
All in One SEO Pack
Software vendor:
Michael Torbert
Michael Torbert
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic error that allowed using case-sensitive URLs in REST API calls. A remote low-privileged user (e.g. with subscriber privilege) can request any protected REST API endpoint by changing a single character to uppercase in the URL.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.