Protected Posts Logout Button <= 1.4.5 - Missing Authorization on pplb_options_save

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-25454
CVSS Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published February 16, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher yuyudhn
Description

The Protected Posts Logout Button plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized deletion of data due to a missing capability check on the pplb_options_save function in versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings. A nonce check was added in version 1.4.5, which does not address this issue properly. 1.4.6 adds a capability check.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug protected-posts-logout-button (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.5
Patched Version
  • 1.4.6
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