Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder <= 4.2.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update

7.1
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2022-4501
CVSS 7.1 (High)
Publicly Published December 14, 2022
Last Updated December 23, 2022
Researcher Marco Wotschka - Wordfence

Description

The Mega Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the vc_saving_data function in versions up to, and including, 4.2.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to update the plugin's settings.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug mega-addons-for-visual-composer (view on wordpress.org)
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
  • <= 4.2.7

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