HTML2WP <= 1.0.0 - Arbitrary File Deletion

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2022-1572
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published June 2, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Daniel Ruf
Description

The HTML2WP WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in an AJAX action, available to any authenticated users such as subscriber, which could allow them to delete arbitrary file

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug html2wp (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.0
Patched Version
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