CVE-2021-38312 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-38312 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 02/09/2021 | CVE Updated: 16/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: Wordfence | Vendor: Redux.io | Product: Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-38312 Description

The Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework plugin <= 4.2.11 for WordPress used an incorrect authorization check in the REST API endpoints registered under the “redux/v1/templates/” REST Route in “redux-templates/classes/class-api.php”. The `permissions_callback` used in this file only checked for the `edit_posts` capability which is granted to lower-privileged users such as contributors, allowing such users to install arbitrary plugins from the WordPress repository and edit arbitrary posts.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.1 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* NONE
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* LOW

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-863
CWE Name: CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Source: Redux.io

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).