Batch Cat <= 0.3 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization

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

CVE	CVE-2021-24788
CVSS	Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published	October 5, 2021
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Quentin VILLAIN (3wsec)

Description

The Batch Cat WordPress plugin through 0.3 defines 3 custom AJAX actions, which both require authentication but are available for all roles. As a result, any authenticated user (including simple subscribers) can add/set/delete arbitrary categories to posts.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	batch-cat (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 0.3
Patched Version

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