Perfit WooCommerce <= 1.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Settings Deletion
Vulnerability Description
The Perfit WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to missing authorization checks on the `logout` function called via the `actions` function hooked to `admin_init`. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary plugin settings via the `action` parameter.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Abhirup Konwar
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cb141b46-2585-4b58-8d91-0cdb275348a1?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/perfit-woocommerce/trunk/includes/class-wcp-settings-tab.php#L102
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/perfit-woocommerce/tags/1.0.1/includes/class-wcp-settings-tab.php#L102
Affected Vendor
perfitdev
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