CVE-2021-25032 PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update to Blog Compromise
Unauthenticated attackers can update arbitrary blog options to grant administrator privileges to new users, leading to full site compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25032?
CVE-2021-25032 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown PublishPress Capabilities Pro, published on 10 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PublishPress Capabilities WordPress plugin before 2.3.1, PublishPress Capabilities Pro WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating the plugin's settings via the init hook, and does not ensure that the options to be updated belong to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could update arbitrary blog options, such as the default role and make any new registered user with an administrator role.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25032?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Publishpress Capabilities.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25032?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25032 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-2021-25032 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-25032 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown PublishPress Capabilities Pro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jvmr-8pwj-ffqf.