Admin Notices Manager <= 1.4.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) User Email Retrieval
Vulnerability Description
The Admin Notices Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the handle_ajax_call() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve a list of registered user emails.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Lucio Sá
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0849d86b-5cf1-4346-a9e9-a54768837969?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/admin-notices-manager/trunk/vendor/wpwhitesecurity/select2-wpwhitesecurity/load.php#L58
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3097687%40admin-notices-manager&new=3097687%40admin-notices-manager&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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