PT-2023-18342 · WordPress · Badgeos

Alex Thomas · Published 2023-08-31 · Updated 2023-09-01 · CVE-2023-2174

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BadgeOS plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.7.1.6

Description The issue allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to modify data by deleting the plugin's log entries due to a missing capability check on the delete badgeos log entries function. This enables them to manipulate the plugin's data without proper authorization.

Recommendations For BadgeOS plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.7.1.6, consider disabling the delete badgeos log entries function until a patch is available to prevent unauthorized modification of data. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-2174

Affected Products

Badgeos

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2174 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/includes/ajax-functions.php#L999 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2174 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/69514 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/64e0adbc-c524-4f9d-9741-ce69edf888f7?source=cve · Note