Templately Plugin up to 2.2.5 on WordPress Post improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Templately Plugin up to 2.2.5 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Post Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-5454. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Templately Plugin up to 2.2.5 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Post Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Templately WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not properly authorize the `saved-templates/delete` REST API call, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary posts.

The weakness was presented 10/17/2023. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-5454 since 10/07/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/07/2023 🔍
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02/27/2025 +499 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-5454 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5454
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-242428

Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2023 17:45
Updated: 02/27/2025 04:32
Changes: 10/17/2023 17:45 (38), 02/27/2025 04:32 (28)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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