WordPress Animated Rotating Words Plugin Broken Access Control Vulnerability

A broken access control vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress Animated Rotating Words plugin, affecting versions through 5.4. This vulnerability arises from missing authorization checks, allowing unprivileged users to perform actions reserved for higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could enable an unprivileged user to execute actions that require higher privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized changes or access within the WordPress site.

Remediation

Users of the WordPress Animated Rotating Words plugin should update to version 5.5 or later. Patchstack users can enable auto-updates for vulnerable plugins.