CVE-2019-15771

ND Shortcodes <= 5.9.1 - Unauthenticated WordPress Options Update

mediumImproper Privilege Management

6.1

CVSS Score

6.1

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

6.0

Patched in

1637d

Time to patch

Description

The ND Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary options update in versions up to, and including 5.9.1, due to missing capability checks and insufficient validation of the options supplied. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary site options that can allow them to escalate their privileges to that of an administrator which can lead to a full site takeover.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<6.0

PublishedJuly 31, 2019

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginnd-shortcodes

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/657226b4-db55-4859-8f38-65b4ace11f4a?source=api-prod

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