Pinterest Automatic <= 4.14.3 - Unuathenticated Arbitrary Options Update

Improper Access Control
CVE CVE-2021-4380
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published September 6, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet
Description

The Pinterest Automatic plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on the 'wp_pinterest_automatic_parse_request' function and the 'process_form.php' script in versions up to, and including, 1.14.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on a site that can be used to create new administrative user accounts or redirect unsuspecting site visitors.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-pinterest-automatic (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.14.3
Patched Version
  • 4.14.4
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