The WPFunnels – Funnel Builder for WooCommerce with Checkout & One Click Upsell plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via arbitrary option update in all versions up to, and including, 3.12.8. This is due to the update_settings() REST callback failing to validate the group_id path parameter against an allowlist of permitted option names before passing it directly to get_option() and update_option(), allowing the built-in wp_user_roles option — which satisfies the routes loose [w-]+ regex — to be targeted. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the wpf_manage_funnels capability and above to elevate their privileges to administrator by writing a crafted role definition containing arbitrary capabilities into the wp_user_roles option, thereby granting any WordPress role full site administrator access. The wpf_manage_funnels capability is typically assigned to the Funnel Manager custom role created by the plugin, meaning this role is the minimum required to exploit the vulnerability.
Weakness
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/233.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/58.html
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpfunnels/tags/3.12.8/includes/core/rest-api/Controllers/class-settings-controller.php#L40
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpfunnels/tags/3.12.8/includes/core/rest-api/Controllers/class-settings-controller.php#L462
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpfunnels/tags/3.12.8/includes/core/rest-api/Controllers/class-settings-controller.php#L66
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpfunnels/tags/3.12.8/includes/utils/class-wpfnl-functions.php#L1216
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026old=3607181%40wpfunnels\u0026new=3607181%40wpfunnels
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/76ad6d21-f277-496f-aa6b-f9d5cb8a3801?source=cve