Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 1.2.8
- Affected Plugin
- Astra Bulk Edit
- Affected Version
< 1.2.8- CVSS
- 4.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2023-44148
At a glance
CVE-2023-44148 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Astra Bulk Edit WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 1.2.8. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (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 1.2.8; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed September 2023, reported by Rafie Muhammad.
Vulnerability Overview
The Astra Bulk Edit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized missing authorization due to a missing capability check on the save_post_bulk_edit function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.7. This makes it possible for attackers with contributor-level access or higher to bulk edit posts.
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 Astra Bulk Edit < 1.2.8 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 Astra Bulk Edit the fix is 1.2.8: builds < 1.2.8 are affected, anything from 1.2.8 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 1.2.8, 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: Astra Bulk Edit 1.2.8 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Login Security
- Alerts
External References
Related records
Other vulnerabilities in Astra Bulk Edit
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