WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2021-24800 Modified

DW Question & Answer Pro: A security weakness

DW Question & Answer Pro 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.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
DW Question & Answer Pro
Plugin slug
dw-question-&-answer
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 25, 2022
Weakness
CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

This CVE was published Apr 25, 2022 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update DW Question & Answer Pro 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 DW Question & Answer Pro WordPress plugin through 1.3.4 does not check that the comment to edit belongs to the user making the request, allowing any user to edit other comments.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources