Simple Staff List <= 2.2.4 - Missing Authorization via ajax_flush_rewrite_rules and staff_member_export

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-51526
CVSS Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published December 27, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Abdi Pranata
Description

The Simple Staff List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data and modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_flush_rewrite_rules and staff_member_export functions in versions up to, and including, 2.2.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to flush rewrite rules and export a list of staff members.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug simple-staff-list (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.2.4
Patched Version
  • 2.2.5
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