PT-2023-16483 · WordPress · Wicked Folders

Marco Wotschka · Published 2023-06-09 · Updated 2023-06-14 · CVE-2023-0729

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

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 Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax save sort order function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to invoke this function via forged requests, potentially tricking site administrators into performing unintended actions, such as changing 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 sort order function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of unauthorized changes to the folder structure.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-0729

Affected Products

Wicked Folders

References · 5

• 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= · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0729 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wicked-folders/tags/2.18.16/lib/class-wicked-folders-ajax.php · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0729 · Security Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ae8dbf54-ea62-4901-b34f-079b708ca0b5?source=cve · Note