WP Attachment Export: A security weakness
WP Attachment Export is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- WP Attachment Export
- Plugin slug
wp-attachment-export- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 01, 2021
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Nov 01, 2021 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WP Attachment Export 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 WP Attachment Export WordPress plugin before 0.2.4 does not have proper access controls, allowing unauthenticated users to download the XML data that holds all the details of attachments/posts on a Wordpress
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N