Unauthorized Data Modification in WP EXtra by WordPress
CVE-2023-5311
8.8HIGH
Summary
The WP EXtra plugin for WordPress suffers from a significant vulnerability due to a lack of proper capability checks in the register() function. This flaw affects versions up to and including 6.2 and allows authenticated users with subscriber-level permissions and above to alter the contents of the site's .htaccess files, located in the root directory and the /wp-content and /wp-includes folders. Such modifications can lead to remote code execution, posing serious risks to website integrity and security.
Affected Version(s)
WP EXtra * <= 6.2
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
GiongfNef