PT-2023-16476 · WordPress · Wicked Folders

Marco Wotschka · Published 2023-02-08 · Updated 2023-02-10 · CVE-2023-0720

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 folder order function, which allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to invoke this function and 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 save folder order function until a patch is available.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-0720

Affected Products

Wicked Folders

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0720 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0720 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/57749 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/43867 · 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://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8d392d0b-f286-44da-aa32-a08d0279baed?source=cve · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8d392d0b-f286-44da-aa32-a08d0279baed · Note