PT-2023-32284 · WordPress · System Dashboard

Dmitry Ignatyev · Published 2023-12-06 · Updated 2023-12-11 · CVE-2023-5711

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions System Dashboard plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.8.7

Description The issue is related to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the sd php info() function hooked via an AJAX action. This allows authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve sensitive information provided by PHP info.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 2.8.7, update to a version higher than 2.8.7 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the sd php info() function until a patch is available. Restrict access to the AJAX action that hooks the sd php info() function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-5711

Affected Products

System Dashboard

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5711 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboard/tags/2.8.8/admin/class-system-dashboard-admin.php#L1932 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5711 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboard/tags/2.8.7/admin/class-system-dashboard-admin.php#L1925 · Patch
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1732652012892717105 · Twitter Post
• https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5711 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1732589836304069016 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/62650 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/RedPacketSec/status/1733066594455007344 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/17bc3a9f-2bf9-44e3-81ef-bfa932085da9?source=cve · Note