WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2016-10968 Modified

Peepso Core: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

Peepso Core 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.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Peepso Core
Plugin slug
peepso-core
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 16, 2019
Weakness
CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

This CVE was published Sep 16, 2019 and is one of 14 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Peepso Core 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 peepso-core plugin before 1.6.1 for WordPress has PeepSoProfilePreferencesAjax->save() privilege escalation.

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

Primary and upstream sources