Workreap: A security weakness
Workreap 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
- Workreap
- Plugin slug
workreap- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Dec 05, 2022
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Dec 05, 2022 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Workreap 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 Workreap WordPress theme before 2.6.3 has a vulnerability with the notifications feature as it's possible to read any user's notification (employer or freelancer) as the notification ID is brute-forceable.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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