Blocksy Companion < 1.8.82 - Subscriber+ Draft Post Access
CVE-2023-1911

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Blocksy Companion
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 May 2023

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Blocksy Companion WordPress plugin before 1.8.82 does not ensure that posts to be accessed via a shortcode are already public and can be viewed, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to access draft posts for example

Affected Version(s)

Blocksy Companion 0 < 1.8.82

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2023-1911 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e7c52af0-b210-4e7d-a5e0-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Erwan LR (WPScan)
WPScan
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