PT-2023-16468 · WordPress · Wicked Folders

Marco Wotschka · Published 2023-02-08 · Updated 2023-02-10 · CVE-2023-0711

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.18.16

Description The issue is related to a missing capability check on the ajax save state function, allowing authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to invoke this function. This enables them to perform actions intended for administrators, such as modifying the view state of the folder structure maintained by the plugin.

Recommendations For Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.18.16, consider disabling the ajax save state function until a patch is available to prevent unauthorized access and modifications to the folder structure.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-0711

Affected Products

Wicked Folders

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0711 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0711 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2860994%40wicked-folders%2Ftrunk&old=2805161%40wicked-folders%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/43871 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/57744 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wicked-folders/tags/2.18.16/lib/class-wicked-folders-ajax.php · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d1c43e93-69a3-407e-860e-ab25af5d7177 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d1c43e93-69a3-407e-860e-ab25af5d7177?source=cve · Note