Authorization Bypass in Social Warfare Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-0402

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 January 2023

Summary

The Social Warfare plugin for WordPress has a significant vulnerability that allows authenticated users with minimal permissions to bypass authorization controls. Specifically, a missing capability check on several AJAX actions enables these users to delete post meta information and reset network access tokens. This flaw affects versions of the plugin up to and including 4.3.0, making it critical for site administrators to apply updates promptly to safeguard against unauthorized actions.

Affected Version(s)

Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare * <= 4.3.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-warfare...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
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