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CVE-2021-25032— PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update to Blog Compromise

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Affected
Unknown PublishPress Capabilities – User Role Access, Editor Permissions, Admin Menus
Exploitation
Public or AI PoC available; prioritize validation
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

WordPress是Wordpress基金会的一套使用PHP语言开发的博客平台。该平台支持在PHP和MySQL的服务器上架设个人博客网站。WordPress plugin是WordPress开源的一个应用插件。 WordPress 插件 PublishPress Capabilities 存在安全漏洞，未经身份验证的攻击者可以更新任意博客选项，例如默认角色，并使任何新注册用户成为管理员角色。

AI Predicted 9.8 Difficulty: Trivial EPSS 6.57% · P93

Public Exploits 1

Nuclei · 1 CVE-2021-25032.yaml [template]
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2021-25032

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update to Blog Compromise
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
The PublishPress Capabilities WordPress plugin before 2.3.1, PublishPress Capabilities Pro WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating the plugin's settings via the init hook, and does not ensure that the options to be updated belong to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could update arbitrary blog options, such as the default role and make any new registered user with an administrator role.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
跨站请求伪造(CSRF)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
WordPress plugin PublishPress Capabilities 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
WordPress是Wordpress基金会的一套使用PHP语言开发的博客平台。该平台支持在PHP和MySQL的服务器上架设个人博客网站。WordPress plugin是WordPress开源的一个应用插件。 WordPress 插件 PublishPress Capabilities 存在安全漏洞，未经身份验证的攻击者可以更新任意博客选项，例如默认角色，并使任何新注册用户成为管理员角色。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

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Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Unknown PublishPress Capabilities – User Role Access, Editor Permissions, Admin Menus 2.0 ~ 2.0* -
Unknown PublishPress Capabilities Pro 2.0 ~ 2.0* -

II. Public POCs for CVE-2021-25032

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1 PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update to Blog Compromise https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2021-25032 POC Details
2 The PublishPress Capabilities plugin for WordPress before 2.3.1 does not have proper authorization and CSRF checks when updating settings via the init hook, allowing unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary blog options, such as setting the default role to administrator. https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-25032.yaml POC Details
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III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2021-25032

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2021-25032 (1)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-25032 (1)

Same Patch Batch · Unknown · 2022-01-10 · 10 CVEs total

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IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: PublishPress Capabilities – User Role Access, Editor Permissions, Admin Menus
Same vendor: Unknown
Same weakness: CWE-352

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