Description

WordPress Plugin Custom Searchable Data Entry System is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently delete the entire contents of any table in a vulnerable site's database. WordPress Plugin Custom Searchable Data Entry System version 1.7.1 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Disable the plugin until a fix is available

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/03/active-attack-on-zero-day-in-custom-searchable-data-entry-system-plugin/

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2020-10817 CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass