CVE-2015-2791 Missing authorization in n/a
Remote attackers can delete arbitrary posts, pages, and menus in the WPML WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks in the menu sync function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-2791?
CVE-2015-2791 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The "menu sync" function in the WPML plugin before 3.1.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary posts, pages, and menus via a crafted request to sitepress-multilingual-cms/menu/menus-sync.php.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2791?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpml Wpml.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2791?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2791 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2015-2791 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2791 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fjxm-8vv5-3pc6.