Description

WordPress Plugin CiviCRM is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently read private data from the database. WordPress Plugin CiviCRM version 5.35.1 is vulnerable; prior versions are also affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin versions 5.36.1, 5.35.2, 5.33.5 ESR, or latest

References

https://civicrm.org/advisory/civi-sa-2021-08-access-bypass-apiv4

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Severity

High

Classification

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

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass