Authorization Bypass Vulnerability in Wicked Folders Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-0712

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Wicked Folders
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 February 2023

What is CVE-2023-0712?

The Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress is prone to an authorization bypass vulnerability due to a missing capability check in the ajax_move_object function. This issue impacts versions up to 2.18.16. Authenticated users with subscriber-level permissions or higher can exploit this flaw to perform administrative tasks, such as altering the folder structure managed by the plugin, thereby compromising the intended access controls.

Affected Version(s)

Wicked Folders * <= 2.18.16

References

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

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
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
.