Molongui <= 4.7.3 - Missing Authorization

2023-12-26 00:00

Abu Hurayra (HurayraIIT)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.7.4

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

Affected Version<= 4.7.3

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2023-50876

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Vulnerability Overview

The Molongui plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and access of data due to missing capability checks on the authorship_export_options() and authorship_save_options() functions hooked via AJAX in versions up to, and including, 4.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to export and modify plugin options.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.7.4, 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-2023-50876 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6f01ecab-2dfe-45d2-9d9a-ba1e30c7d75f

CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

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

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