WP Recipe Maker <= 10.2.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure
Vulnerability Description
The WP Recipe Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_search_recipes' and 'ajax_get_recipe' functions in all versions up to, and including, 10.2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve sensitive recipe information including draft, pending, and private recipes that they shouldn't be able to access.
Impact Analysis
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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:
- Abhinav Jaswal
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/10c17e74-dced-483e-bcaf-00ff5b11059c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/trunk/includes/public/class-wprm-recipe-manager.php#L47
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/trunk/includes/public/class-wprm-recipe-manager.php#L46
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/trunk/includes/public/class-wprm-recipe-manager.php#L161
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-recipe-maker/trunk/includes/public/class-wprm-recipe-manager.php#L301
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3440361/wp-recipe-maker/trunk/includes/public/class-wprm-recipe-manager.php
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