Porto Theme Functionality Plugin Broken Access Control Vulnerability

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the Porto Theme Functionality plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 2.12.1. This vulnerability arises from incorrectly configured access control security levels, which can be exploited to perform actions that require higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an unprivileged user to execute actions that require higher privileges, due to the lack of proper authorization checks.

Remediation

Users of the Porto Theme Functionality plugin should update to version 2.12.1 or later. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.