Infinitewp Client: A security weakness
Infinitewp Client 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
- Infinitewp Client
- Plugin slug
infinitewp-client- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 06, 2020
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Feb 06, 2020 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Infinitewp Client 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 InfiniteWP Client plugin before 1.9.4.5 for WordPress has a missing authorization check in iwp_mmb_set_request in init.php. Any attacker who knows the username of an administrator can log in.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H