Description

WordPress Plugin Catch Duplicate Switcher is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently change plugin's configuration. WordPress Plugin Catch Duplicate Switcher version 1.5.2 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.6 or latest

References

https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=WPEX-ID:181A729E-FFFE-457C-9E8D-A4343FD2E630

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/catch-duplicate-switcher/trunk/README.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2021-24752 CWE-284 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass