WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2021-39342 Modified

Credova_Financial: A security weakness

Credova_Financial 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 5.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Credova_Financial
Plugin slug
financial
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 29, 2021
Weakness
CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

This CVE was published Sep 29, 2021 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Credova_Financial 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 Credova_Financial WordPress plugin discloses a site's associated Credova API account username and password in plaintext via an AJAX action whenever a site user goes to checkout on a page that has the Credova Financing option enabled. This affects versions up to, and including, 1.4.8.

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

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

Primary and upstream sources