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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.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)