CVE-2023-25959

Apollo13 Framework Extensions <= 1.8.10 - Missing Authorization

2023-02-24 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.9.0
Affected Plugin: Apollo13 Framework Extensions
Affected Version: <= 1.8.10
CVSS: 5.4Medium
Weakness type: CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE: CVE-2023-25959

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At a glance

CVE-2023-25959 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Apollo13 Framework Extensions WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.8.10. It carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). The root cause is a missing authorization check on a reachable function. The issue is fixed in version 1.9.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed February 2023, reported by István Márton.

Vulnerability Overview

The Apollo13 Framework Extensions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to missing authorization due to a missing capability check on an unknown function in versions up to, and including, 1.8.10. This makes it possible for attackers with subscriber-level access, and above, to perform unauthorized actions.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Reaching this weakness in Apollo13 Framework Extensions <= 1.8.10 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.

Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For Apollo13 Framework Extensions the fix is 1.9.0: builds <= 1.8.10 are affected, anything from 1.9.0 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.9.0, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Apollo13 Framework Extensions 1.9.0 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25959 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e122d75b-0bde-4886-a8e0-d07a535fc967 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25959

Related records

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CVSS Vector

5.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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