Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui <= 4.7.4 - Information Exposure via ma_debug

2024-01-16 00:00

Krzysztof Zając

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.7.5

Affected PluginMolongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress

Affected Version<= 4.7.4

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2023-7014

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Vulnerability Overview

The Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.7.4 via the 'ma_debu' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including post author emails and names if applicable.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.7.5, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: 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.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7014 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/538e9ce3-2d48-44ad-bd08-8eead3ef15c3

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

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

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