CVE-2021-25032— PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update to Blog Compromise
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2021-25032
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update to Blog Compromise
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
The PublishPress Capabilities WordPress plugin before 2.3.1, PublishPress Capabilities Pro WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating the plugin's settings via the init hook, and does not ensure that the options to be updated belong to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could update arbitrary blog options, such as the default role and make any new registered user with an administrator role.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
跨站请求伪造(CSRF)
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
WordPress plugin PublishPress Capabilities 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
WordPress是Wordpress基金会的一套使用PHP语言开发的博客平台。该平台支持在PHP和MySQL的服务器上架设个人博客网站。WordPress plugin是WordPress开源的一个应用插件。 WordPress 插件 PublishPress Capabilities 存在安全漏洞，未经身份验证的攻击者可以更新任意博客选项，例如默认角色，并使任何新注册用户成为管理员角色。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
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Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | PublishPress Capabilities – User Role Access, Editor Permissions, Admin Menus | 2.0 ~ 2.0* | - | |
| Unknown | PublishPress Capabilities Pro | 2.0 ~ 2.0* | - |
II. Public POCs for CVE-2021-25032
| # | POC Description | Source Link | Shenlong Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update to Blog Compromise | https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2021-25032 | POC Details |
| 2 | The PublishPress Capabilities plugin for WordPress before 2.3.1 does not have proper authorization and CSRF checks when updating settings via the init hook, allowing unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary blog options, such as setting the default role to administrator. | https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-25032.yaml | POC Details |
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Same Patch Batch · Unknown · 2022-01-10 · 10 CVEs total
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