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WordPress Post Expirator Plugin < 2.6.0 Arbitrary Post Schedule Deletion Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Web application abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
The WordPress plugin Post Expirator is prone to an arbitrary post schedule deletion vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The plugin does not have proper capability checks in place, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to schedule deletion of arbitrary posts.
Affected Software
Affected Software
WordPress Post Expirator version 2.5.1 and prior.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.6.0 or later.