Alphabetic Pagination <= 3.0.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update

9.1
Missing Authorization
CVSS 9.1 (Critical)
Publicly Published August 25, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024

Description

The Alphabetic Pagination plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the api_update_settings function in versions up to, and including, 3.0.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers update settings not limited to those of the plugin.

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Vulnerability Details for Alphabetic Pagination

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug alphabetic-pagination (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.0.8, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.0.7
Patched Version
  • 3.0.8

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