WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2015-2791 Modified

Wpml: A security weakness

Wpml 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.

CVE / CNA score 6.4 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 6.4 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Wpml
Plugin slug
wpml
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Mar 30, 2015
Weakness
CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

This CVE was published Mar 30, 2015 and is one of 7 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Wpml 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 "menu sync" function in the WPML plugin before 3.1.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary posts, pages, and menus via a crafted request to sitepress-multilingual-cms/menu/menus-sync.php.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

References

Primary and upstream sources