Unauthorized Data Modification in AffiliateWP Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-4600

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
AffiliateWP
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 August 2023

What is CVE-2023-4600?

The AffiliateWP plugin for WordPress is susceptible to unauthorized modifications due to an inadequate capability check within the 'affwp_activate_addons_page_plugin' function. This vulnerability occurs through an AJAX action and affects versions up to 2.14.0. Authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher may exploit this flaw to activate arbitrary plugins, potentially compromising website security and integrity.

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Affected Version(s)

AffiliateWP 2.14.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://affiliatewp.com/changelog/

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

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