Description

WordPress Plugin Starter Templates-Elementor, WordPress & Beaver Builder Templates is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently overwrite any page on the site with malicious JavaScript. WordPress Plugin Starter Templates-Elementor, WordPress & Beaver Builder Templates version 2.7.0 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 2.7.1 or latest

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/11/over-1-million-sites-impacted-by-vulnerability-in-starter-templates-plugin/

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/astra-sites/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2021-42360 CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass