Description

WordPress Plugin Bulk Delete is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to bypass the expected capabilities check and perform otherwise restricted actions; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin Bulk Delete version 5.5.3 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 5.5.4 or latest

References

http://pvagenas.com/vulnerabilities/bulk-delete-privilege-escalation/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39521/

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/17

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136067/WordPress-Bulk-Delete-5.5.3-Privilege-Escalation.html

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-delete/changelog/

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Severity

High

Classification

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

Tags

Missing Update Privilege Escalation