Flickr Picture Backup: A security weakness
Flickr Picture Backup 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
- Flickr Picture Backup
- Plugin slug
flickr-picture-backup- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 14, 2017
This CVE was published Sep 14, 2017 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Flickr Picture Backup 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
Vulnerability in wordpress plugin flickr-picture-backup v0.7, The code in flickr-picture-download.php doesn't check to see if the user is authenticated or that they have permission to upload files.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H