Animator <= 3.0.10 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Update

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-47689
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published November 9, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Elliot
Description

The Animator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the sta_update_options() function in versions up to, and including, 3.0.10. This makes it possible for subscribers to modify the plugin's settings. Version 3.0.9 used to provide a nopriv action hook, which allowed unauthenticated individuals to perform this task.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug scroll-triggered-animations (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.0.10
Patched Version
  • 3.0.11
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