Unauthorized Email Access in Subscribe2 Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-1844

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers & Newsletters
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 June 2023

What is CVE-2023-1844?

The Subscribe2 plugin for WordPress suffers from an authorization bypass issue, allowing attackers with author-level access to send unauthorized emails to site users. This vulnerability arises from the absence of a capability check when sending test emails, which means that attackers can exploit this flaw to send emails containing arbitrary content and attachments. It's crucial for administrators using the Subscribe2 plugin to update to the latest version to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

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Affected Version(s)

Subscribe2 – Form, Email Subscribers & Newsletters * <= 10.40

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/subscribe2/tru...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2930676

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
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