Sparkle Demo Importer: A security weakness

Sparkle Demo Importer is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com

NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.

Component: Sparkle Demo Importer
Plugin slug: sparkle-demo-importer
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Jun 22, 2024
Weakness: CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Jun 22, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Sparkle Demo Importer 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.

Source record

Technical description

The Sparkle Demo Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized database reset and demo data import due to a missing capability check on the multiple functions in all versions up to and including 1.4.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete all posts, pages, and uploaded files, as well as download and install a limited set of demo plugins.

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

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources