WPQA - Builder forms Addon For WordPress (<= 5.9.2), Himer (<= 1.9.3) and Discy (<= 5.5.3) - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference

4.3
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2022-3343
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published December 13, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Harsh Tandel

Description

The WPQA - Builder forms Addon For WordPress plugin is vulnerable to insecure direct object reference in versions up to, and including, 5.9.2 along with the Himer (<= 1.9.3) and Discy (<= 5.5.3) WordPress themes. This is due to insufficient validation of user follows on the wpqa_following_you_ajax action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level capabilities and above to inflate follower counts of others by sending repeat follow requests.

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3 affected software packages

Software Type Theme
Software Slug discy
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 5.5.3
Software Type Theme
Software Slug himer
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.9.3
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wpqa
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 5.9.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 5.9.2
Patched Version
  • 5.9.3

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