avalex – Automatisch sichere Rechtstexte <= 3.0.8 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization
CVE Not available
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published November 14, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

The avalex – Automatisch sichere Rechtstexte plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modifcation of data due to a missing capability check on the saveApiKey() function hooked via admin_init in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the API key for the plugin.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug avalex (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.0.8
Patched Version
  • 3.0.9
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