WP User Frontend Plugin up to 3.6.8 on WordPress AJAX Action authorization

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WP User Frontend Plugin up to 3.6.8 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This affects an unknown code of the component AJAX Action Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Missing Authorization vulnerability in weDevs WP User Frontend allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP User Frontend: from n/a through 3.6.8.

The weakness was published 10/06/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-45002 since 10/02/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/02/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Productinfo

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WordPress Plugin

Name

WP User Frontend Plugin

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/02/2023 🔍
10/06/2023 +4 days 🔍
10/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/02/2025 +454 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-45002 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 10/06/2023 04:11 PM
Updated: 01/02/2025 01:38 PM
Changes: 10/06/2023 04:11 PM (37), 01/02/2025 01:38 PM (27)
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