HappyFiles Pro <= 1.8.1 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary File Deletion

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-25446
CVSS Medium (6.3)
Publicly Published March 29, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Dave Jong
Description

The HappyFiles Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on an unknown function in versions up to, and including, 1.8.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as subscribers, to execute unauthorized actions such as deleting arbitrary files.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug happyfiles-pro (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8.1
Patched Version
  • 1.8.2
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