10Web Booster Plugin up to 2.24.17 on WordPress AJAX Action authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in 10Web Booster Plugin up to 2.24.17 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function of the component AJAX Action Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-5559. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in 10Web Booster Plugin up to 2.24.17 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component AJAX Action Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The 10Web Booster WordPress plugin before 2.24.18 does not validate the option name given to some AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary options from the database, leading to denial of service.

The weakness was published 11/27/2023 by Krzysztof Zając. The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-5559 since 10/12/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.24.18 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Booster Plugin 2.24.18

Timelineinfo

10/12/2023 🔍
11/27/2023 +46 days 🔍
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12/17/2023 +20 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Krzysztof Zając
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5559 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5559
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246185

Entryinfo

Created: 11/27/2023 17:42
Updated: 12/17/2023 08:34
Changes: 11/27/2023 17:42 (42), 12/17/2023 08:34 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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