Description

WordPress Plugin Protected Posts Logout Button is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently update plugin's settings. WordPress Plugin Protected Posts Logout Button version 1.4.5 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.4.6 or latest

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/protected-posts-logout-button/protected-posts-logout-button-145-missing-authorization-on-pplb-options-save

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/protected-posts-logout-button/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2023-25454 CWE-862 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass