Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework <= 4.2.1 - Incorrect Authorization Leading to Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Post Deletion

Incorrect Authorization
CVE CVE-2021-38312
CVSS High (7.1)
Publicly Published September 1, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Ram
Description

The Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework plugin <= 4.2.12 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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug redux-framework (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.2.12
Patched Version
  • 4.2.13
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