CVE-2023-41875

WordPress WP Directory Kit plugin <= 1.2.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

NVD
Wordfence

Missing Authorization vulnerability in wpdirectorykit.com WP Directory Kit allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Directory Kit: from n/a through 1.2.6.

The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access to functionality due to a missing capability check on one of its functions in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make use of functionality intended for users with higher access levels.

*Credits: Debangshu Kundu & Arpeet Rathi (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

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

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-09-04 CVE Reserved
2023-09-05 CVE Published
2024-12-14 EPSS Updated
2024-12-16 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

CAPEC-180: Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wpdirectorykit/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-directory-kit-plugin-1-2-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Vdb Entry

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wpdirectorykit Search vendor "Wpdirectorykit"		Wpdirectorykit Search vendor "Wpdirectorykit" for product "Wpdirectorykit"				>= 0.0.0 <= 1.2.6 Search vendor "Wpdirectorykit" for product "Wpdirectorykit" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 1.2.6"		en		Affected