WordPress VG WORT METIS Plugin Broken Access Control Vulnerability

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress VG WORT METIS plugin, affecting versions through 2.0.0. 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 with elevated privileges, due to the lack of proper authorization checks in the plugin.

Remediation

Users of the VG WORT METIS WordPress plugin are advised to update to a version later than 2.0.0, as no official fix is currently available. However, a virtual patch has been issued by Patchstack to mitigate this vulnerability until an official update can be applied.