Vulnerability · Published Jun 7, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2021-4357uListing <= 1.6.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post/Page Deletion
Critical 9.1
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 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The uListing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks, and a missing security nonce, on the UlistingUserRole::save_role_api function in versions up to, and including, 1.6.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily delete site posts and pages.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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:N/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/71aa14b8-39bc-4b91-a7cf-9d203fdf44ea?source=cve
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-ulisting-plugin-fixed-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ulisting/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2456786%40ulisting&new=2456786%40ulisting&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=