CVE-2023-45272

10Web Map Builder for Google Maps <= 1.0.73 - Missing Authorization to Notice Dismissal

2023-09-13 00:00
Abdi Pranata

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.0.74
Affected Plugin
10Web Map Builder for Google Maps
Affected Version
< 1.0.74
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE
CVE-2023-45272
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At a glance

CVE-2023-45272 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the 10Web Map Builder for Google Maps WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 1.0.74. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). The root cause is a missing authorization check on a reachable function. The issue is fixed in version 1.0.74; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed September 2023, reported by Abdi Pranata.

Vulnerability Overview

The 10Web Map Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the gmwd_bp_install_notice_status function in versions up to, and including, 1.0.73. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to dismiss installation notices.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Reaching this weakness in 10Web Map Builder for Google Maps < 1.0.74 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.

Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For 10Web Map Builder for Google Maps the fix is 1.0.74: builds < 1.0.74 are affected, anything from 1.0.74 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.0.74, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: 10Web Map Builder for Google Maps 1.0.74 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45272https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/63666c16-9f68-4a27-b163-4c25f0a7589ehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45272

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