WP Quick FrontEnd Editor <= 5.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Content Injection

8.1
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2021-4383
CVSS 8.1 (High)
Publicly Published January 12, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet - NinTechNet

Description

The WP Quick FrontEnd Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to page content injection in versions up to, and including, 5.5. This is due to missing capability checks in the plugin's page-editing functionality. This makes it possible for low-authenticated attackers, such as subscribers, to edit/create any page or post on the blog.

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Vulnerability Details for WP Quick FrontEnd Editor – WordPress Plugin

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-quick-front-end-editor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 5.5

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