MainWP (Various Extensions) - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation

Missing Authorization

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

CVE	Not available
CVSS	Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published	January 18, 2023
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Patchstack

Description

Several MainWP extensions for WordPress are vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on an unknown function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to install arbitrary plugins.

References

www.wordfence.com

2 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	mainwp-favorites-extension (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 4.0.10
Patched Version	4.0.11
Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	mainwp-blogvault-backup-extension (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 1.3
Patched Version

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