YayCommerce YayExtra Missing Authorization Vulnerability Allowing Broken Access Control

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the YayCommerce YayExtra WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 1.5.2. This vulnerability allows exploitation of improperly configured access control security levels, potentially leading to unauthorized users performing actions reserved for higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unprivileged user to execute actions that require higher privileges, due to the broken access control.

Remediation

Users of the YayCommerce YayExtra WordPress plugin should update to version 1.5.3 or later to address this vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.