Responsive Ready Sites Importer <= 2.2.6 - Unprotected AJAX Actions

Incorrect Authorization
CVE CVE-2020-12073
CVSS Critical (9.1)
Publicly Published March 4, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Chloe Chamberland
Description

The Responsive Ready Sites Importer for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due missing capability checks on several AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 2.2.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as subscribers, to perform a variety of unauthorized actions such as importing site content.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug responsive-add-ons (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.2.6
Patched Version
  • 2.2.7
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