PT-2023-19526 · WordPress · Nested Pages

István Márton + 1 · Published 2023-05-31 · Updated 2023-12-18 · CVE-2023-2434

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

3.8

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Nested Pages plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.2.3

Description The issue is related to a missing capability check on the reset function, which allows authenticated attackers with editor-level permissions and above to reset plugin settings, potentially leading to unauthorized loss of data.

Recommendations For Nested Pages plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.2.3, update to a version higher than 3.2.3 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting editor-level permissions to prevent unauthorized access to the plugin settings.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-2434

Affected Products

Nested Pages

References · 6

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2919175%40wp-nested-pages&old=2814681%40wp-nested-pages&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2434 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2434 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-nested-pages/tags/3.2.3/app/Form/Listeners/ResetSettings.php#L12 · Patch
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c3e61e9-3610-41b5-9820-28012dc657fd?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/51884 · Telegram Post