Ultimate FAQ <= 2.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary FAQ Creation

5.7
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2021-24968
CVSS 5.7 (Medium)
Publicly Published December 27, 2021
Last Updated January 4, 2023
Researcher Krzysztof Zając - CERT PL

Description

The Ultimate FAQ WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the ewd_ufaq_welcome_add_faq and ewd_ufaq_welcome_add_faq_page AJAX actions, available to any authenticated users. As a result, any users, with a role as low as Subscriber could create FAQ and FAQ questions

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Vulnerability Details for Ultimate FAQ Accordion Plugin

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ultimate-faqs (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.1.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.1.2
Patched Version
  • 2.1.2

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