MainWP (Various Extensions) - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion

Missing Authorization
CVE Not available
CVSS High (8.1)
Publicly Published January 18, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Patchstack
Description

Several MainWP extensions for WordPress are vulnerable to arbitrary file downloads. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete arbitrary files from the affected site.

References

2 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug mainwp-article-uploader-extension (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.0.2
Patched Version
  • 4.0.3
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug mainwp-favorites-extension (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.0.10
Patched Version
  • 4.0.11
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