PT-2023-20157 · WordPress · Wpcs – Wordpress Currency Switcher Professional

Alex Thomas · Published 2023-06-09 · Updated 2023-06-16 · CVE-2023-2556

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 WPCS – WordPress Currency Switcher Professional plugin versions up to, and including, 1.1.9

Description The issue allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to delete an arbitrary custom drop-down currency switcher due to a missing capability check on the anonymous function for the wpcs sd delete action.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 1.1.9, update to a version that includes a fix for the missing capability check on the wpcs sd delete action to prevent unauthorized modification of data. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the wpcs sd delete action to prevent exploitation.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-2556

Affected Products

Wpcs – Wordpress Currency Switcher Professional

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2556 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2911049/currency-switcher · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2556 · Security Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc44c95e-9ca0-46d0-8315-72612ef3f855?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/52435 · Telegram Post