WordPress BEAR Plugin <= 1.1.3.3 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control

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<= 1.1.3.3Vulnerable version(s)
1.1.4Fixed version
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25 Sep, 2023

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Risks

CVSS 4.3

Note by Patchstack

Multiple Missing Authorization affected this plugin in versions <= 1.1.3.3, all of them have been patched in plugin version 1.1.4. These Missing Authorization issues were registered under multiple CVE IDs (CVE-2023-4938, CVE-2023-4941, CVE-2023-4924, CVE-2023-4943).

4.3

Broken Access Control

A broken access control issue refers to a missing authorization, authentication or nonce token check in a function that could lead to an unprivileged user to executing a certain higher privileged action.

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Solutions

This security issue has a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited.

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Update to version 1.1.4 or later.

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