Crowdfundly vulnerability

What happened

The Crowdfundly WordPress plugin through 2.2.2 does not have capability checks on some of its AJAX actions, allowing users holding one of its own low privileged roles to grant themselves the administrator role or arbitrary capabilities, leading to a full site takeover.

Affected versions

Crowdfundly: 0 through 2.2.2 (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.