Wicked Folders Plugin up to 2.18.16 on WordPress ajax_save_folder_order cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Wicked Folders Plugin up to 2.18.16 on WordPress. This affects the function ajax_save_folder_order. The manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-0730. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Wicked Folders Plugin up to 2.18.16 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function ajax_save_folder_order. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.18.16. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax_save_folder_order function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke this function via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link leading them to perform actions intended for administrators such as changing the folder structure maintained by the plugin.

The weakness was presented 02/08/2023. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-0730 since 02/07/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Wicked Folders Plugin

Version

• 2.18.0
• 2.18.1
• 2.18.2
• 2.18.3
• 2.18.4
• 2.18.5
• 2.18.6
• 2.18.7
• 2.18.8
• 2.18.9
• 2.18.10
• 2.18.11
• 2.18.12
• 2.18.13
• 2.18.14
• 2.18.15
• 2.18.16

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