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Missing Authorization

CVE-2020-14205

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

The DiveBook plugin 1.1.4 for WordPress is prone to improper access control in the Log Dive form because it fails to perform authorization checks. An attacker may leverage this issue to manipulate the integrity of dive logs.

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  • NETWORK
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  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
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CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

The missing authorization vulnerability occurs when a software program allows users to access privileged parts of the program without verifying the user credentials. Impact of such a vulnerability depends on the resources employed by the software, ranging from account takeover to sensitive information exposure, denial of service, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published