Vulnerability · Published Jun 7, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2021-4341uListing <= 1.6.6 - Unauthenticated Wordpress Options Changes via AJAX

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity missing authorization in Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing from stylemix. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The uListing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass via Ajax due to missing capability checks, missing input validation, and a missing security nonce in the stm_update_email_data AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.6.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change any WordPress option in the database.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
stylemix Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing 0 – before 1.7

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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