Description
The ContentStudio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on several functions in versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain the blog metadata (via the function cstu_get_metadata) that includes the plugin's contentstudio_token. Knowing this token allows for other interactions with the plugin such as creating posts in versions prior to 1.2.5, which added other requirements to posting and updating.
References
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contentstudio/tags/1.2.1/contentstudio-plugin.php#L517
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contentstudio/tags/1.2.1/contentstudio-plugin.php#L517
CVSS impact metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 · Critical
Information
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Vulnerability status
Modified
Published
2023-01-27T22:15:09.147Z
3 years agoLast modified
2026-06-17T05:25:49.080Z
3 months ago