10Web Booster <= 2.24.14 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Option Deletion

2023-10-29 00:00

Krzysztof Zając

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.24.18

Affected Plugin10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer

Affected Version<= 2.24.14

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2023-5559

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Vulnerability Overview

The 10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to insufficient validation on the option value being supplied to the two_init_flow_score and the two_init_flow_score functions hooked via nopriv AJAX in all versions up to, and including, 2.24.14. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary option values from the site.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.24.18, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5559 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e4d9c659-ec6a-43ca-b484-02afd06f3c13

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

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

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