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Missing Authorization

CVE-2020-8772

High
9.8/10

Summary

The InfiniteWP Client plugin before 1.9.4.5 for WordPress has a missing authorization check in iwp_mmb_set_request in init.php. Any attacker who knows the username of an administrator can log in.

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

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