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CVE-2023-47836

WordPress WP Meta and Date Remover plugin <= 2.3.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity Score

5.4
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Prasad Kirpekar WP Meta and Date Remover allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Meta and Date Remover: from n/a through 2.3.0.

The WP Meta and Date Remover plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the updateSettings function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

*Credits: Abdi Pranata (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
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
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-11-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-11-16 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-09 CVE Updated
  • 2024-12-10 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-180: Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wp Meta And Date Remover
Search vendor "Wp Meta And Date Remover"
 Wp Meta And Date Remover
Search vendor "Wp Meta And Date Remover" for product "Wp Meta And Date Remover"
 >= 0.0.0 <= 2.3.0
Search vendor "Wp Meta And Date Remover" for product "Wp Meta And Date Remover" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 2.3.0"
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Affected