CVE-2023-41805

Starter Templates <= 3.2.5 - Incorrect Authorization

2023-09-05 00:00
Rafie Muhammad

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 3.2.6
Affected Plugin
Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg
Affected Version
<= 3.2.5
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE
CVE-2023-41805
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At a glance

CVE-2023-41805 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Starter Templates WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 3.2.5. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). The issue is fixed in version 3.2.6; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed September 2023, reported by Rafie Muhammad.

Vulnerability Overview

The Starter Templates (free and premium) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an incorrect capability check on the sse_import() function in versions up to, and including, 3.2.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to import plugin/template data.

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

Starter Templates <= 3.2.5 carries this weakness at sse_import(), and reaching it 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 Starter Templates the fix is 3.2.6: builds <= 3.2.5 are affected, anything from 3.2.6 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 3.2.6, 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: Starter Templates 3.2.6 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41805https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ebd78e52-f20d-42be-8f68-3d09d5abf837https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41805

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