PT-2023-32562 · WordPress · Audio Merchant

Ala Arfaoui · Published 2023-11-20 · Updated 2023-11-25 · CVE-2023-6196

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Audio Merchant plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 5.0.4

Description The issue is related to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the audio merchant add audio file function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files via a forged request if they can trick a site administrator into performing a specific action, such as clicking on a link.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 5.0.4, consider disabling the audio merchant add audio file function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to file upload functionality to minimize the risk of arbitrary file uploads.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-6196

Affected Products

Audio Merchant

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6196 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6196 · Security Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/06513dfe-f263-48b7-ba01-2c205247095b?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/audio-merchant/trunk/audio-merchant.php#L1298 · Note