Editorial Assistant by Sovrn: A security weakness
Editorial Assistant by Sovrn 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.
- Component
- Editorial Assistant by Sovrn
- Plugin slug
zemanta- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 26, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Oct 26, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Editorial Assistant by Sovrn 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 Editorial Assistant by Sovrn plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_zemanta_set_featured_image' function in versions up to, and including, 1.3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload attachment files (such as jpg, png, txt, zip), and set the post featured image.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N