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GHSA-JGQJ-HR6F-2P53

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 22:28 – Updated: 2022-10-27 19:00

Details

The Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework plugin <= 4.2.11 for WordPress used an incorrect authorization check in the REST API endpoints registered under the “redux/v1/templates/” REST Route in “redux-templates/classes/class-api.php”. The permissions_callback used in this file only checked for the edit_posts capability which is granted to lower-privileged users such as contributors, allowing such users to install arbitrary plugins from the WordPress repository and edit arbitrary posts.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2021-38312 (GCVE-0-2021-38312)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-02 16:53 – Updated: 2025-05-05 14:50

Title

Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework <= 4.2.11 Incorrect Authorization check to Arbitrary plugin installation and post deletion

Summary

The Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework plugin <= 4.2.11 for WordPress used an incorrect authorization check in the REST API endpoints registered under the “redux/v1/templates/” REST Route in “redux-templates/classes/class-api.php”. The `permissions_callback` used in this file only checked for the `edit_posts` capability which is granted to lower-privileged users such as contributors, allowing such users to install arbitrary plugins from the WordPress repository and edit arbitrary posts.

Severity

7.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-05-05 14:50 UTC

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
CWE-280 - Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

Assigner

Wordfence mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/09/over-1-mil…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Redux.io	Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework	Affected: 4.2.11 , ≤ 4.2.11 (custom)

Date Public

2021-09-01 00:00

Credits

Ramuel Gall, Wordfence

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