Nitro by WooRockets <= 1.7.9 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation

Missing Authorization

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

CVE	Not available
CVSS	High (7.5)
Publicly Published	November 3, 2021
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Brad Patton

Description

The Nitro by WooRockets theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Plugin Installation in versions up to, and including, 1.7.9. This is due to missing authorization checks on some of its AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install arbitrary plugins on the vulnerable service, adding unwanted plugins and potentially overwriting stored data.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Theme
Software Slug	wr-nitro (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 1.7.9
Patched Version

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