cvelist/2021/38xxx/CVE-2021-38312.json

{
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "security@wordfence.com",
        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2021-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "ID": "CVE-2021-38312",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework <= 4.2.11 Incorrect Authorization check to Arbitrary plugin installation and post deletion"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "<=",
                                            "version_name": "4.2.11",
                                            "version_value": "4.2.11"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "Redux.io"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "credit": [
        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Ramuel Gall, Wordfence"
        }
    ],
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "The Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework plugin <= 4.2.11 for WordPress used an incorrect authorization check in the REST API endpoints registered under the \u201credux/v1/templates/\u201d REST Route in \u201credux-templates/classes/class-api.php\u201d. The `permissions_callback` used in this file only checked for the `edit_posts` capability which is granted to lower-privileged users such as contributors, allowing such users to install arbitrary plugins from the WordPress repository and edit arbitrary posts."
            }
        ]
    },
    "generator": {
        "engine": "Vulnogram 0.0.9"
    },
    "impact": {
        "cvss": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
            "baseScore": 7.1,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L",
            "version": "3.1"
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges "
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/09/over-1-million-sites-affected-by-redux-framework-vulnerabilities/",
                "name": "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/09/over-1-million-sites-affected-by-redux-framework-vulnerabilities/"
            }
        ]
    },
    "source": {
        "discovery": "INTERNAL"
    }
}