What happened
The Live CSS Preview plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_frontend_save' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's css setting.
Affected versions
Live CSS Preview: 0 through 2.1.4 (semver) Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.
Detection & mitigation
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
- Review affected product exposure and access logs.
Public PoC references
No public PoC reference has passed the current publication threshold.
Source timeline
CVE record published by NVDView source ↗
Record history
Record created from the first normalized source observation.
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