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Improper Privilege Management

CVE-2019-25151

Medium
5.4/10

Summary

The Funnel Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the activate_plugin function in versions up to, and including, 1.3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to activate any plugin on the vulnerable service.

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CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

An effective privilege management infrastructure provides valid users with required access and privileges across heterogeneous technology environments. An application with a faulty privilege management infrastructure allows higher than authorized privileges or enables privilege escalation. This can lead to security incidents such as system infiltration, data breach, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

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