Zero-day vulnerability in

Improper access control

Not patched

The vulnerability was used in the wild to compromise websites with vulnerable plugin. The attackers can modify and delete the pluginтАЩs data.

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2020030902 - Improper access control in Custom Searchable Data Entry System plugin for WordPress

Vulnerable component:

CVE-ID:

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:U/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application, leading to data modification and deletion, including the potential to delete the entire contents of any table in a vulnerable siteтАЩs database.

Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

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About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.