Vulnerability · Published Sep 2, 2021 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2021-38312Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework <= 4.2.11 Incorrect Authorization check to Arbitrary plugin installation and post deletion

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity incorrect authorization in Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework from Redux.io. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 28.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redux.io	Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework	4.2.11 – through 4.2.11

Weakness: CWE-863, CWE-280 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/09/over-1-million-sites-affected-by-redux-framework-vulnerabilities/ x_refsource_MISC