CVE-2021-38312

High

Description

The Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework plugin <= 4.2.11 for WordPress used an incorrect authorization check in the REST API endpoints registered under the “redux/v1/templates/” REST Route in “redux-templates/classes/class-api.php”. The `permissions_callback` used in this file only checked for the `edit_posts` capability which is granted to lower-privileged users such as contributors, allowing such users to install arbitrary plugins from the WordPress repository and edit arbitrary posts.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability—
ProductGutenberg Template Library \& Redux Framework
PublishedSep 2, 2021
First seenSep 2, 2021

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
redux gutenberg_template_library_\&_redux_frameworkv ≤ 4.2.11—

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