PT-2023-17044 · WordPress · Gmace

István Márton + 1 · Published 2023-03-29 · Updated 2023-04-05 · CVE-2023-1509

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 GMAce plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.5.2

Description The issue is due to missing nonce validation on the gmace manager server function called via the wp ajax gmace manager AJAX action. This allows unauthenticated attackers to modify arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution via a forged request, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Recommendations For GMAce plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.5.2, consider disabling the gmace manager server function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation via the wp ajax gmace manager AJAX action. Restrict access to the wp ajax gmace manager AJAX action to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1509

Affected Products

Gmace

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1509 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1509 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gmace/trunk/gmace.php?rev=1583327#L84 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gmace/trunk/inc/filemanager.php?rev=1583319#L27 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/47566 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/61001 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/826b3913-9a37-4e15-80fd-b35cefb51af8?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/47066 · Telegram Post