Rich Showcase for Google Reviews <= 7.1.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Site Secret Disclosure via 'grw_auth_code' Site Secret Disclosure via grw-builder Admin Page
Impact
The Rich Showcase for Google Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.6 This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to retrieve the plugin's 127-character site-wide grw_auth_code authentication secret and use it to impersonate the WordPress site to the RichPlugins backend service at app.richplugins.com.
Source excerpt · WordfenceAffected packages
Affected products
Vendor version evidence. Product records are separate from automatic dependency matching.
widgetpack · Rich Showcase for Google Reviews
Other versions: unaffected
| Version / range | Source status |
|---|---|
| 0 through 7.1.6 (inclusive) | affected |
Original source description
The Rich Showcase for Google Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.6 This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to retrieve the plugin's 127-character site-wide grw_auth_code authentication secret and use it to impersonate the WordPress site to the RichPlugins backend service at app.richplugins.com.
References
- Security advisory www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3bcf9640-ef7e-4cff-ada2-5ddc4261befa
- Source reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/widget-google-reviews/tags/7.1.6/includes/class-builder-page.php
- Source reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/widget-google-reviews/tags/7.1.6/includes/class-builder-page.php
- Source reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/widget-google-reviews/tags/7.1.6/includes/admin/class-admin-menu.php
- Source reference downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/widget-google-reviews.7.1.7.zip