Unauthorized Settings Update in RSS Aggregator Plugin by Feedzy for WordPress
CVE-2023-6798

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 January 2024

Summary

The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin for WordPress is susceptible to unauthorized settings updates due to a lack of necessary capability checks. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 4.3.2, allowing authenticated attackers with author-level access or higher to manipulate plugin settings, including potentially sensitive proxy configurations. Such unauthorized modifications could lead to severe security implications for the affected site.

Affected Version(s)

RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator * <= 4.3.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Colin Xu
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