Educenter <= 1.5.5 - Missing Authorization via activate_plugin

4.3
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-30480
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published April 14, 2023
Last Updated June 15, 2023
Researcher Dave Jong - Patchstack

Description

The Educenter theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin activation due to a missing capability check on the activate_plugin function called via and AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.5.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to activate arbitrary plugins.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Theme
Software Slug educenter (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
  • <= 1.5.5

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