WordPress Easy Post Submission Plugin Broken Access Control Vulnerability

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress Easy Post Submission plugin, specifically in versions through 2.2.0. 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 are advised to mitigate this vulnerability immediately. Patchstack has issued a mitigation rule to block attacks until an official patch is available. For more information on how to apply this mitigation, visit the Patchstack website.