BoldThemes Bold Timeline Lite Missing Authorization Vulnerability Allowing Broken Access Control

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the BoldThemes Bold Timeline Lite WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 1.1.9. This vulnerability allows exploitation of improperly configured access control, enabling unprivileged users to perform actions reserved for higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized users gaining access to functions or data that should be restricted, potentially allowing them to perform actions with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Users of the Bold Timeline Lite WordPress plugin should update to version 1.2.0 or later. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.