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Improper Access Control

CVE-2022-0541

Severity High
Score 9.8/10

Summary

The flo-launch WordPress plugin before 2.4.1 injects code into wp-config.php when creating a cloned site, allowing any attacker to initiate a new site install by setting the flo_custom_table_prefix cookie to an arbitrary value.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published