PT-2023-28605 · WordPress · Embedpress

István Márton + 1 · Published 2023-08-10 · Updated 2023-08-15 · CVE-2023-4282

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions EmbedPress plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.8.2

Description The issue is related to a missing capability check on the admin post remove and remove private data functions. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges or above to delete plugin settings, resulting in unauthorized loss of data.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 3.8.2, consider disabling the admin post remove and remove private data functions until a patch is available to prevent unauthorized data loss. Restrict access to these functions to minimize the risk of exploitation. 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-2023-4282

Affected Products

Embedpress

References · 10

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/3.8.2/EmbedPress/ThirdParty/Googlecalendar/Embedpress_Google_Helper.php#L801 · Patch
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2950211/embedpress#file18 · Patch
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/3.8.2/EmbedPress/ThirdParty/Googlecalendar/Embedpress_Google_Helper.php#L807 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4282 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4282 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/56549 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/TechFishNews/status/1691700271293022214 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1689651314106757120 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5fa2ec9e-2859-4a96-9e33-9e22d37e544f?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/68197 · Telegram Post