CVE-2023-23672

GiveWP <= 2.25.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Content Deletion

2023-03-10 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 2.25.2
Affected Plugin: GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform
Affected Version: <= 2.25.1
CVSS: 5.4Medium
Weakness type: CWE-285 · Improper Authorization
CVE: CVE-2023-23672

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At a glance

CVE-2023-23672 is a medium-severity Improper Authorization vulnerability in the GiveWP WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.25.1. It carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.25.2; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed March 2023, reported by Rafshanzani Suhada.

Vulnerability Overview

The GiveWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Improper Authorization in versions up to, and including, 2.25.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions to delete content from a vulnerable site.

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-285: Improper Authorization

Reaching this weakness in GiveWP <= 2.25.1 takes an account at Contributor level or above. Improper authorization means a permission check exists but does not cover the case being exercised, so a caller who is allowed to do one thing is allowed to do a neighbouring thing as well.

A lower-privileged account performs an action reserved for a higher one, which on a multi-author or membership site means an ordinary user reaching administrative behaviour. For GiveWP the fix is 2.25.2: builds <= 2.25.1 are affected, anything from 2.25.2 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.25.2, 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: GiveWP 2.25.2 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23672 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9af1429-32c5-4907-acf4-83efc6727bb8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23672

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CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

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

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