PT-2023-16473 · WordPress · Wicked Folders

Marco Wotschka · Published 2023-02-08 · Updated 2023-02-10 · CVE-2023-0717

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 delete folder 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 folder structure maintained by the plugin.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 2.18.16, update to a version higher than 2.18.16 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the ajax delete folder function until a patch is available.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-0717

Affected Products

Wicked Folders

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0717 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0717 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/43868 · Telegram Post
• 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://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wicked-folders/tags/2.18.16/lib/class-wicked-folders-ajax.php · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/57750 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/35fb658f-6ffa-4df7-bfcd-25307d89fc26 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/35fb658f-6ffa-4df7-bfcd-25307d89fc26?source=cve · Note