LWS Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization Checks

8.8
Missing Authorization
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published December 12, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024

Description

Several LWS Plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to authorization bypass due to making admin settings pages available to users with read access (LWS Affiliation in versions up to, and including, 2.1; LWS Optimize in versions up to, and including, 1.5; LWS Tools in versions up to, and including, 2.1; LWS Cleaner in versions up to, and including, 2.0.3; LWS SMS in versions up to, and including, 2.1; LWS Hide Login in versions up to, and including, 2.0.2). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change plugin settings.

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Vulnerability Details for LWS Optimize

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug lws-optimize (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.6, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5
Patched Version
  • 1.6

5 other affected software packages

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug lws-affiliation (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1
Patched Version
  • 2.2
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug lws-cleaner (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.1, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.3
Patched Version
  • 2.1
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug lws-hide-login (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.1, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.2
Patched Version
  • 2.1
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug lws-sms (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.1.5, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1
Patched Version
  • 2.1.5
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug lws-tools (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1
Patched Version
  • 2.2

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