Fatcatapps Quiz Cat Missing Authorization Vulnerability Allowing Access Control Exploitation

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the Fatcatapps Quiz Cat WordPress plugin, specifically in versions through 3.0.8. This vulnerability allows unprivileged users to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or access.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unprivileged user to perform actions or access resources that require higher privileges, due to the missing authorization checks in the affected plugin.

Remediation

Users of the Fatcatapps Quiz Cat WordPress plugin should update to version 3.0.9 or later to address this vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.