WP CTA – Call To Action Plugin, Sticky CTA, Sticky Buttons <= 1.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sticky Status Update
Vulnerability Description
The WP CTA – Call To Action Plugin, Sticky CTA, Sticky Buttons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_cta_status' and 'change_sticky_sidebar_name' functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the status of a sticky and update the name displayed in the back-end WP CTA Dashboard.
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:
- Sushi Com Abacate
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/981ed50b-8f03-4320-99f0-3f53f7b2fc44?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-sticky-sidebar/trunk/inc/ClassActions.php#L29
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-sticky-sidebar/trunk/inc/ClassActions.php#L52
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3336867%40easy-sticky-sidebar&new=3336867%40easy-sticky-sidebar&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Affected Vendor
blendmedia
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