Bulk Datetime Change: A security weakness
Bulk Datetime Change is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Bulk Datetime Change
- Plugin slug
bulk-datetime-change- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 29, 2021
This CVE was published Nov 29, 2021 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Bulk Datetime Change to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Bulk Datetime Change WordPress plugin before 1.12 does not enforce capability checks which allows users with Contributor roles to 1) list private post titles of other users and 2) change the posted date of other users' posts.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N