AutomatorWP <= 1.7.5 - Privilege Escalation

8.8
Improper Privilege Management
CVE CVE-2021-24717
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published September 28, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher apple502j

Description

The AutomatorWP WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 does not perform capability checks which allows users with Subscriber roles to enumerate automations, disclose title of private posts or user emails, call functions, or perform privilege escalation via Ajax actions.

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Vulnerability Details for AutomatorWP – The #1 automator plugin for no-code automation in WordPress

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug automatorwp (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.7.6, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 1.7.6
Patched Version
  • 1.7.6

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