CVE-2021-4388 Opal Estate <= 1.6.11 - Missing Authorization

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can modify featured property status in the Opal Estate WordPress plugin due to missing capability checks.

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-2021-4388?

CVE-2021-4388 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpopal Opal Estate, published on 1 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Opal Estate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to featured property modifications in versions up to, and including, 1.6.11. This is due to missing capability checks on the opalestate_set_feature_property() and opalestate_remove_feature_property() functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to set and remove featured properties.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4388?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpopal Opal Estate.

How do I fix CVE-2021-4388?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-4388 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-2021-4388 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4388 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fc4w-56x3-9r3r.

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