Description

WordPress Plugin Smart Marketing SMS and Newsletters Forms is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently bring the website offline. WordPress Plugin Smart Marketing SMS and Newsletters Forms version 2.6.1 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Disable the plugin until a fix is available

References

https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2018/12/04/our-proactive-monitoring-caught-a-wordpress-plugin-vulnerability-that-could-cause-a-website-to-be-fully-disabled/

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Severity

High

Classification

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

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass