Mesmerize <= 1.6.89 & Materialis <= 1.0.172 - Authenticated Arbitrary Options Update

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2019-25142
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published December 2, 2019
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet
Description

The Mesmerize & Materialis themes for WordPress are vulnerable to authenticated options change in versions up to, and including,1.6.89 (Mesmerize) and 1.0.172 (Materialis). This is due to 'companion_disable_popup' function only checking the nonce while sending user input to the 'update_option' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to change otherwise restricted options.

References

2 affected software package

Software Type Theme
Software Slug mesmerize (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.6.89
Patched Version
  • 1.6.90
Software Type Theme
Software Slug materialis (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.172
Patched Version
  • 1.0.173
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