Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.3.1 - Email Spoofing

2023-01-23 00:00

Dave Jong

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.3.2

Affected PluginSpectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks

Affected Version<= 2.3.1

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2023-23738

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Vulnerability Overview

The Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to email spoofing in versions up to, and including, 2.3.1. This is due to insufficient validation of content being sent to an email. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send emails to unsuspecting victims with spoofed content.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.3.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity) The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23738 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e2f8cdd3-f873-42bd-9891-a63a398df846

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

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

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