PT-2023-16149 · WordPress · Mediamatic – Media Library Folders

Marco Wotschka · Published 2023-01-13 · Updated 2023-01-23 · CVE-2023-0294

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mediamatic – Media Library Folders plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.8.1

Description The issue is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on its AJAX actions function, making it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change image categories used by the plugin via forged requests. This can be achieved if attackers can trick a site administrator into performing an action, such as clicking on a link.

Recommendations For Mediamatic – Media Library Folders plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.8.1, consider disabling the AJAX actions function temporarily until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-0294

Affected Products

Mediamatic – Media Library Folders

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0294 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0294 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/41975 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d81ed8d9-4a7a-4b75-aab4-8e4dbd554f32?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mediamatic/trunk/inc/sidebar.php?rev=2652957#L343 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/42683 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d81ed8d9-4a7a-4b75-aab4-8e4dbd554f32 · Note