Visualizer <= 4.0.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure via /visualizer/v1/action/{chart}/{type}/ REST Endpoint
Description
The Visualizer – Tables & Charts Manager with Built-in AI Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.3. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access and export the contents of any visualizer chart on the site — including charts in draft, private, pending, future, or trash status — as CSV, Excel, or HTML via the /wp-json/visualizer/v1/action/{chart}/{type}/ REST endpoint. This bypass is particularly impactful because the standard WordPress REST endpoint for the non-public 'visualizer' custom post type correctly enforces capability checks and returns HTTP 401 to unauthenticated callers, whereas this plugin-registered route circumvents that protection entirely.
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References
8- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visualizer/tags/4.0.1/classes/Visualizer/Module.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visualizer/tags/4.0.1/classes/Visualizer/Module/Frontend.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visualizer/tags/4.0.1/classes/Visualizer/Module/Frontend.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visualizer/tags/4.0.3/classes/Visualizer/Module.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visualizer/tags/4.0.3/classes/Visualizer/Module/Frontend.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/visualizer/tags/4.0.3/classes/Visualizer/Module/Frontend.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45dbcc5e-2746-4a55-a1d1-a7c67fa2950emitre
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