Fense Proxy & VPN Blocker <= 3.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Option/Transient Deletion via fense_bpvt_save_settings AJAX Action
13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 5.3epss 0.2%
exploitation probability
0.2%top 86% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
The Fense Proxy & VPN Blocker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check and missing nonce validation on the fense_bpvt_save_settings() function in versions up to, and including, 3.0.1. The callback is registered to both wp_ajax_* and wp_ajax_nopriv_* hooks and unconditionally calls delete_option() on four plugin options and delete_transient() on three transients tied to the plugin's API key cache and settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete plugin options and transients, effectively resetting the plugin's API key/data cache and forcing the plugin to refetch state.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected products
devozon · Fense Proxy & VPN BlockerReferences
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fense-block-vpn-proxy/tags/2.9.0/includes/system/fense-bpvt-header-code.php#L32https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fense-block-vpn-proxy/tags/2.9.0/includes/system/fense-bpvt-header-code.php#L48https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fense-block-vpn-proxy/tags/3.0.2/includes/system/header-code.php?rev=3574545https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1208ac78-4a56-4daa-b935-d579f07f8e8e?source=cve