Description

WordPress Plugin Logo Slider and Showcase is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently update plugin's settings. WordPress Plugin Logo Slider and Showcase version 1.3.36 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.3.37 or latest

References

https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=WPEX-ID:8DFC86E4-56A0-4E30-9050-CF3F328FF993

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-logo-showcase/trunk/README.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2021-24742 CWE-863 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass