CVE-2023-6695

Beaver Themer <= 1.4.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via shortcode

2024-04-03 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.4.9.1
Affected Plugin: Beaver Themer
Affected Version: <= 1.4.9
CVSS: 6.5Medium
Weakness type: CWE-359 · Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE: CVE-2023-6695

At a glance

CVE-2023-6695 is a medium-severity Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the Beaver Themer WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.4.9. It carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.4.9.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2024, reported by Francesco Carlucci.

Vulnerability Overview

The Beaver Themer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.9 via the 'wpbb' shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to extract sensitive data including arbitrary user_meta values.

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. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality.

CWE-359: Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product does not properly prevent a person's private, personal information from being accessed by actors who either (1) are not explicitly authorized to access the information or (2) do not have the implicit consent of the person about whom the information is collected.

Remediation

Update to version 1.4.9.1, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Beaver Themer 1.4.9.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6695 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4165cff7-457d-4790-8678-84c4365a191a https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6695

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Beaver Themer

6.4CVE-2023-6694: Beaver Themer <= 1.4.9 Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-6694

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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