FluentCRM - Marketing Automation For WordPress <= 2.8.01 - Insufficient Use of Hash as Authorization Control

2023-06-01 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.8.02

Affected PluginFluentCRM – Email Newsletter, Automation, Email Marketing, Email Campaigns, Optins, Leads, and CRM Solution

Affected Version<= 2.8.0.1

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2023-1430

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Vulnerability Overview

The FluentCRM - Marketing Automation For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data in versions up to, and including, 2.8.01 due to the use of an MD5 hash without a salt to control subscriptions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to unsubscribe users from lists and manage subscriptions, granted they gain access to any targeted subscribers email address.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.8.02, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-759 (Use of a One-Way Hash without a Salt) The product uses a one-way cryptographic hash against an input that should not be reversible, such as a password, but the product does not also use a salt as part of the input.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1430 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/de6da87e-8f7d-4120-8a1b-390ef7733d84

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

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

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