CVE-2023-3371

EmbedPress <= 3.7.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

The User Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure due to hardcoded encryption key on the 'lock_content_form_handler' and 'display_password_form' function in versions up to, and including, 3.7.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to decrypt and view the password protected content.

El plugin User Registration para WordPress es vulnerable a la exposición de información confidencial debido a la clave de cifrado embebida en las funciones "lock_content_form_handler" y "display_password_form" en versiones hasta la 3.7.3 inclusive. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados descifren y vean el contenido protegido por contraseña.

The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure due to hardcoded encryption key on the 'lock_content_form_handler' and 'display_password_form' function in versions up to, and including, 3.7.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to decrypt and view the password protected content.

*Credits: Lana Codes

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-06-22 CVE Reserved
2023-06-26 CVE Published
2024-12-02 CVE Updated
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-321: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/3.7.3/EmbedPress/Includes/Classes/Helper.php#L231	Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/3.7.3/EmbedPress/Includes/Classes/Helper.php#L278	Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/3.7.3/Gutenberg/block-backend/block-embedpress.php#L30	Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c1033b4d-82a0-4484-aebf-f35d6a2a9a13?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2930523/embedpress#file10	2023-11-07
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2930523/embedpress#file28	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wpdeveloper Search vendor "Wpdeveloper"		Embedpress Search vendor "Wpdeveloper" for product "Embedpress"				<= 3.7.3 Search vendor "Wpdeveloper" for product "Embedpress" and version " <= 3.7.3"		wordpress		Affected