CVE-2020-36840

Oct. 16, 2024, 4:38 p.m.

Tags

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CWE-862
2024-10-16
CVE-2020-36840

CVSS Score

7.3 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress plugin for WordPress

  • up to 2.3.8

Description

The Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the wp_ajax_route_url() function called via a nopriv AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 2.3.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to call that function and perform a wide variety of actions such as including random template, injecting malicious web scripts, and more.

Weaknesses

CWE-862
Missing Authorization

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

CWE ID: 862

Date

Published: Oct. 16, 2024, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified: Oct. 16, 2024, 4:38 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score
7.3
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.4
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2288592%40mp-timetable&new=2288592%40mp-timetable&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/988d7b33-f985-4d22-a2db-3922002fcecb?source=cve
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