Qode Essential Addons <= 1.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-47840
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published November 27, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Brandon James Roldan (tomorrowisnew)
Description

The Qode Essential Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the install_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to install and activate arbitrary plugins.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug qode-essential-addons (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5.2
Patched Version
  • 1.5.3
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