Vulnerability · Published Jun 8, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-5770WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect <= 1.66 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update
Medium 4.2
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect from webfactory. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_save_setting' function in versions up to, and including, 1.66. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, subscriber-level permissions and above, to update the plugin settings.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| webfactory | WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect | 0 – through 1.66 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2081e4a-c6b7-4730-be59-bc728b90ecaa?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-force-ssl/tags/1.66/wp-force-ssl.php#L953
- https://swisskyrepo.github.io/PayloadsAllTheThings/CRLF%20Injection/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3099110/