WP Mobile Menu <= 2.8.4.4 - Missing Authorization to _mobmenu_icon Post Meta Modification
Vulnerability Description
The WP Mobile Menu plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_menu_item_icon function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.4.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add the '_mobmenu_icon' post meta to arbitrary posts with an arbitrary (but sanitized) value. NOTE: Version 2.8.4.4 contains a partial fix for this vulnerability.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- AmrAwad
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3cd9569f-3cda-4482-8ccd-c3f362b4e651?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fmobile-menu%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fclass-wp-mobile-menu-core.php&old=3125561&new_path=%2Fmobile-menu%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fclass-wp-mobile-menu-core.php&new=3125561&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Affected Vendor
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