The GamiPress WordPress plugin before 6.8.9's access control mechanism fails to properly restrict access to its settings, permitting Authors to manipulate requests and extend access to lower privileged users, like Subscribers, despite initial settings prohibiting such access. This vulnerability resembles broken access control, enabling unauthorized users to modify critical GamiPress WordPress plugin before 6.8.9 configurations.
El mecanismo de control de acceso del complemento GamiPress WordPress anterior a 6.8.9 no restringe adecuadamente el acceso a su configuración, lo que permite a los autores manipular solicitudes y extender el acceso a usuarios con privilegios más bajos, como suscriptores, a pesar de que la configuración inicial prohíbe dicho acceso. Esta vulnerabilidad se asemeja a un control de acceso roto, lo que permite a usuarios no autorizados modificar el complemento crítico de GamiPress WordPress antes de las configuraciones 6.8.9.
The GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to broken access control in all versions up to, and including, 6.8.8. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting specific actions to authorized users. This makes it possible for authentication attackers, with author-level access and above, to to modify the plugins settings.
