CVE-2021-4371 WP Quick FrontEnd Editor <= 5.5 - Authenticated Settings Change
Low-privileged users can modify plugin settings due to missing capability checks and nonces in WP Quick FrontEnd Editor.
- 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-2021-4371?
CVE-2021-4371 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in labibahmed42 WP Quick FrontEnd Editor – WordPress Plugin, published on 7 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Quick FrontEnd Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Setting Changs in versions up to, and including, 5.5. This is due to lacking both a security nonce and a capabilities check. This makes it possible for low-authenticated attackers to change plugin settings even when they do not have the capabilities to do so.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4371?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pluginmirror Wp Quick Frontend Editor.
How do I fix CVE-2021-4371?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-4371 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-2021-4371 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4371 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r24r-896x-hrvr.