Vigil@nce - WordPress WP Like Button: privilege escalation via contains
September 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: WordPress Plugins not comprehensive.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: user access/rights, data creation/edition.
Provenance: internet client.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 08/07/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can bypass restrictions via contains() of WordPress WP
Like Button, in order to escalate his privileges.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/WordPress-WP-Like-Button-privilege-escalation-
via-contains-29703