Protect uploads <= 0.3 - Authorization Bypass

Improper Authorization
CVE Not available
CVSS Medium (4.8)
Publicly Published August 13, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

The Protect uploads plugin for WordPress failed to use a capability check and leaked the nonce necessary to save changes in the protect-uploads-admin-settings-page.php file. This meant that attackers able to successfully load this file in the context of WordPress, such as through a separate local file inclusion vulnerability, could save changes to the plugin settings. Note that while the file did allow direct access, this was not sufficient to obtain sensitive information or make changes on its own.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug protect-uploads (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 0.3
Patched Version
  • 0.4
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