Unauthorized Options Update in WP Meta SEO Plugin for Wordpress
CVE-2023-1022

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WP Meta SEO
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 February 2023

What is CVE-2023-1022?

The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability allowing authenticated attackers at the subscriber level to modify Google Analytics options. This arises from a missing capability check in the wpmsGGSaveInformation function, which improperly uses nonce checks as an access control measure, placing it within reach of all authenticated users, irrespective of their role.

Affected Version(s)

WP Meta SEO * <= 4.5.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2870465/wp-m...
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
.