CVE-2023-25790

WoodMart <= 7.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Shortcode Injection

2023-03-01 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 7.1.2
Affected Theme: Woodmart
Affected Version: <= 7.1.1
CVSS: 6.5Medium
Weakness type: CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE: CVE-2023-25790

At a glance

CVE-2023-25790 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Woodmart WordPress theme, affecting versions <= 7.1.1. It carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high integrity impact). The root cause is a missing authorization check on a reachable function. The issue is fixed in version 7.1.2; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed March 2023, reported by R3N0.

Vulnerability Overview

The WoodMart theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized shortcode injection in versions up to, and including, 7.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary shortcodes. This is only present when the "Display results from blog" setting is enabled.

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. A successful exploit has high impact on integrity.

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Reaching this weakness in Woodmart <= 7.1.1 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 Woodmart the fix is 7.1.2: builds <= 7.1.1 are affected, anything from 7.1.2 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 7.1.2, 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: Woodmart 7.1.2 closes this, and updating the theme is the step that ends it.

Login Security
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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25790 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/73017e92-d95e-4b9c-a44a-779b498f58b7 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25790

Related records

Same weakness class

4.3CVE-2023-32240: WoodMart <= 7.2.1 Missing AuthorizationCVE-2023-32240

Other vulnerabilities in Woodmart

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

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