BEAR Plugin up to 1.1.3.3 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in BEAR Plugin up to 1.1.3.3 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-4943. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in BEAR Plugin up to 1.1.3.3 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This affects an unknown part. 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:

The BEAR for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 1.1.3.3. This is due to a missing capability check on the woobe_bulkoperations_visibility function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers (subscriber or higher) to manipulate products.

The weakness was published 09/25/2023. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-4943 since 09/13/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/10/2026).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/13/2023 🔍
09/25/2023 +12 days 🔍
09/25/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/10/2026 +928 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-4943 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-4943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240285

Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2023 16:42
Updated: 04/10/2026 20:01
Changes: 09/25/2023 16:42 (36), 04/10/2026 20:01 (37)
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Cache ID: 216:81B:103

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