CVE-2021-25116 Enqueue Anything <= 1.0.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Asset/Post Deletion
Low-privilege users can delete arbitrary assets and trash posts due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in the Enqueue Anything plugin.
- 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-2021-25116?
CVE-2021-25116 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Enqueue Anything, published on 13 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Enqueue Anything WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in the remove_asset AJAX action, and does not ensure that the item to be deleted is actually an asset. As a result, low privilege users such as subscriber could delete arbitrary assets, as well as put arbitrary posts in the trash.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25116?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Enqueue Anything Project Enqueue Anything.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25116?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25116 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-2021-25116 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25116 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qj28-v8qh-ccqw.