WordPress Automatic Plugin <= 3.53.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2021-4374
CVSS Critical (9.1)
Publicly Published September 6, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet
Description

The WordPress Automatic Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary options updates in versions up to, and including, 3.53.2. This is due to missing authorization and option validation in the process_form.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily update the settings of a vulnerable site and ultimately compromise the entire site.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-automatic (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.53.3
Patched Version
  • 3.53.3
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