uListing <= 1.6.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post/Page Deletion

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2021-4357
CVSS Critical (9.1)
Publicly Published January 28, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet
Description

The uListing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks, and a missing security nonce, on the UlistingUserRole::save_role_api function in versions up to, and including, 1.6.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily delete site posts and pages.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ulisting (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.7
Patched Version
  • 1.7
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