CVE-2023-51375

WordPress EmbedPress plugin <= 3.8.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper EmbedPress.This issue affects EmbedPress: from n/a through 3.8.3.

Vulnerabilidad de autorización faltante en WPDeveloper EmbedPress. Este problema afecta a EmbedPress: desde n/a hasta 3.8.3.

The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.8.3. This is due to missing nonce validation on the clicked() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger notice clicks 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

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-09-07 CVE Published
2023-12-18 CVE Reserved
2024-06-25 EPSS Updated
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/embedpress/wordpress-embedpress-plugin-3-8-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

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"				< 3.8.4 Search vendor "Wpdeveloper" for product "Embedpress" and version " < 3.8.4"		wordpress		Affected