Easy Social Icons <= 3.2.4 - Missing Authorization via cnss_save_ajax_order

2023-11-07 00:00

Nguyen Anh Tien

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.2.5

Affected PluginEasy Social Icons

Affected Version<= 3.2.4

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2023-33998

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Vulnerability Overview

The Easy Social Icons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the cnss_save_ajax_order function in versions up to, and including, 3.2.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change the order of social icons.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.2.5, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33998 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c3bdc0c4-34fb-43cc-ba2b-340347bca146

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

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

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