CVE-2021-24968

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

mediumMissing Authorization

5.7

CVSS Score

5.7

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.1.2

Patched in

757d

Time to patch

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

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<2.1.2

PublishedDecember 27, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginultimate-faqs

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/80b3c2d3-b8dc-429f-b2d7-6a697ad47a9a?source=api-prod

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