Accordions – Multiple Accordions or FAQs Builder <= 2.0.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update

9.8
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2022-33198
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published June 30, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Vladislav Pokrovsky (ΞX.MI) - Patchstack Alliance

Description

The Accordions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary options update in versions up to, and including, 2.0.2. This is due to insufficient capability checking and option validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify arbitrary options on the site and can be used for complete site takeover.

Wordfence blocked 2 attacks targeting this vulnerability in the past 24 hours.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug accordions-or-faqs (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.0.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.2
Patched Version
  • 2.0.3

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