WP Ultimate CSV Importer Plugin up to 7.9.8 on WordPress Usermeta Update access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in WP Ultimate CSV Importer Plugin up to 7.9.8 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Usermeta Update Handler. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-4140. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WP Ultimate CSV Importer Plugin up to 7.9.8 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected is an unknown part of the component Usermeta Update Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 08/03/2023. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-4140 since 08/03/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/03/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2944635
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-4140 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-4140
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236064

Entryinfo

Created: 08/03/2023 17:20
Updated: 04/10/2026 10:06
Changes: 08/03/2023 17:20 (38), 08/26/2023 09:15 (2), 08/26/2023 09:16 (21), 04/10/2026 10:06 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:DB5:103

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