WP Human Resource Management < 2.2.6 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

7.5
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2019-9574
CVSS 7.5 (High)
Publicly Published March 17, 2019
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Henri Salo (fgeek)

Description

The WP Human Resource Management plugin before 2.2.6 for WordPress does not ensure that a leave modification occurs in the context of the Administrator or HR Manager role. This allows any authenticated user to access sensitive user information, including hashed passwords, via the search_emp_leave_records action.

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Vulnerability Details for WP Human Resource Management

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug hrm (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.2.6, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.2.6
Patched Version
  • 2.2.6

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