Comments Like Dislike: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
Comments Like Dislike is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.
- Component
- Comments Like Dislike
- Plugin slug
comments-like-dislike- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 17, 2024
This CVE was published May 17, 2024 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Comments Like Dislike 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
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in WP Happy Coders Comments Like Dislike allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Comments Like Dislike: from n/a through 1.2.2.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N