Description

WordPress Plugin YITH WooCommerce Mailchimp 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 WooCommerce Mailchimp version 2.1.3 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 2.1.4 or latest

References

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

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/yith-woocommerce-mailchimp/trunk/README.txt

Related Vulnerabilities

WordPress Plugin Rimons Twitter Widget Cross-Site Scripting (1.2.4)

Apache HTTP Server Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2008-2168)

IBM RTC Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2016-0285)

Squid Other Vulnerability (CVE-2015-0881)

WordPress Plugin WPQA-Builder forms Addon For WordPress Insecure Direct Object Reference (5.9.2)

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