Data Access Vulnerability in System Dashboard Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-5712

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
System Dashboard
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 December 2023

Summary

The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress has a security flaw stemming from a missing capability check in the sd_global_value() function used in an AJAX action. This vulnerability allows authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to gain unauthorized access to sensitive global value information, posing a significant risk to data confidentiality in all versions up to and including 2.8.7. Users are urged to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

System Dashboard * <= 2.8.7

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboa...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboa...

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

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dmitrii Ignatyev
.