WordPress Leadpages Plugin Broken Access Control Vulnerability

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress Leadpages plugin, specifically in versions through 1.1.3. This vulnerability arises from incorrectly configured access control security levels, allowing unprivileged users to perform actions reserved for higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could enable an unprivileged user to execute actions with elevated privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized changes or access within the application.

Remediation

Users of the WordPress Leadpages plugin can mitigate this vulnerability by applying the Patchstack mitigation rule, which blocks potential attacks until an official patch is available. Instructions for using Patchstack's services can be found on the Patchstack website.