WordPress Lawyer Directory Plugin Broken Access Control Vulnerability

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress Lawyer Directory plugin, specifically in versions through 1.3.4. This vulnerability allows unprivileged users to exploit improperly configured access control security levels, potentially leading to unauthorized actions that require higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unprivileged user to perform actions reserved for higher privileged users, due to the lack of proper authorization checks.

Remediation

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