weDocs <= 2.1.4 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-34442
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published May 7, 2024
Last Updated May 16, 2024
Researcher Peng Zhou
Description

The weDocs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the update_helpfullness REST API endpoint in versions up to, and including, 2.1.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wedocs (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1.4
Patched Version
  • 2.1.5
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