QAEngine <= 1.4 - Privilege Escalation

8.8
Improper Privilege Management
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published April 24, 2015
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Evex - Evex

Description

The QAEngine theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.4 via the 'class-ae-users.php' file and 'ae-sync-user' AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to gain access to an administrative account.

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Vulnerability Details for QAEngine

Software Type Theme
Software Slug qaengine
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.5, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4
Patched Version
  • 1.5

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