CVE-2021-24779

WP Debugging <= 2.10.2 - Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Update

mediumMissing Authorization

6.5

CVSS Score

6.5

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.11.0

Patched in

848d

Time to patch

Description

The WP Debugging WordPress plugin before 2.11.0 has its update_settings() function hooked to admin_init and is missing any authorisation and CSRF checks, as a result, the settings can be updated by unauthenticated users.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.10.2

PublishedSeptember 27, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginwp-debugging

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7c6aef41-e4f9-4494-a5fd-47f55973d1d9?source=api-prod

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