PT-2022-27365 · WordPress · Mega Addons

Marco Wotschka · Published 2022-12-14 · Updated 2022-12-20 · CVE-2022-4501

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mega Addons plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.2.7

Description The issue is related to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the vc saving data function. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to update the plugin's settings.

Recommendations For Mega Addons plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.2.7, update to a version higher than 4.2.7 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the vc saving data function to prevent unauthorized updates to the plugin's settings.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4501

Affected Products

Mega Addons

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4501 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4501 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mega-addons-for-visual-composer/tags/4.2.7/main.php#L87 · Patch
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/54562 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a1eda885-7e10-4294-9748-5359efd51754 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a1eda885-7e10-4294-9748-5359efd51754?source=cve · Note