Description

WordPress Plugin Age Gate is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently modify plugin's settings. WordPress Plugin Age Gate version 2.17.0 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 2.17.1 or latest

References

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/age-gate-hacked-on-multiple-sites-multiple-servers/

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/age-gate/trunk/README.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass