MainWP Wordfence Extension <= 4.0.7 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Change

2023-01-17 00:00

Dave Jong

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.0.8

Affected PluginMainWP Wordfence Extension

Affected Version<= 4.0.7

CVSS6.4Medium

CVECVE-2023-23669

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Vulnerability Overview

The MainWP Wordfence Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 4.0.7 due to a missing capability check. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change the plugin's settings.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.0.8, 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-2023-23669 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/05da4808-385c-4e9f-96f8-5d5c04e7371b

CVSS Vector

6.4

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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