Check Point Advisories

WordPress Yellow Pencil Plugin Privilege Escalation

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-0544
Date Published:	28 Apr 2019
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 01 May, 2019
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress Yellow Pencil Plugin 7.2.0
Vulnerability Description	An Option Update vulnerability exists in WordPress Yellow Pencil Plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to modification of any options of the affected site.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress Yellow Pencil Plugin Privilege Escalation protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress Yellow Pencil Plugin Privilege Escalation