Description

WordPress Plugin YITH PayPal Express Checkout for WooCommerce is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently modify plugin options. WordPress Plugin YITH PayPal Express Checkout for WooCommerce version 1.2.5 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.2.6 or latest

References

https://blog.nintechnet.com/authenticated-settings-change-vulnerability-in-yit-plugin-framework/

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/yith-paypal-express-checkout-for-woocommerce/trunk/README.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2019-16251 CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass