PT-2023-12482 · WordPress · Wp Quick Frontend Editor

Jerome Bruandet · Published 2023-06-07 · Updated 2023-06-13 · CVE-2021-4371

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP Quick FrontEnd Editor plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 5.5

Description The issue is due to the lack of a security nonce and a capabilities check, allowing low-authenticated attackers to change plugin settings without proper authorization.

Recommendations For WP Quick FrontEnd Editor plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 5.5, update to a version that includes both a security nonce and a capabilities check to prevent unauthorized setting changes.

Exploit

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-4371

Affected Products

Wp Quick Frontend Editor

References · 5

• 🔥 https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-wp-quick-frontend-editor-plugin-unpatched · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-4371 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4371 · Security Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-quick-front-end-editor/#developers · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c392750b-ae4a-48b5-9ccb-43852fb13e27?source=cve · Note