#VU17235 Privilege escalation in Total Donations - CVE-2019-6703

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17235

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6703

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Total Donations
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: CodeCanyon

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges.

The weakness exists due to improper access control in migla_ajax_functions.php in the Calmar Webmedia Total Donations plugin. A remote attacker can send requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php, call the miglaA_update_me action to change arbitrary options and gain administrative access to affected WordPress sites.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in site takeover.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware f any official solution to address the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Total Donations: All versions

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External links
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/01/wordpress-sites-compromised-via-zero-day-vulnerabilities-in-t...

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.