WP Customer Area Plugin up to 8.2.0 on WordPress AJAX Action access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Customer Area Plugin up to 8.2.0 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component AJAX Action Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-6741. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WP Customer Area Plugin up to 8.2.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component AJAX Action Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The WP Customer Area WordPress plugin before 8.2.1 does not properly validate users capabilities in some of its AJAX actions, allowing malicious users to edit other users' account address.

The weakness was published 01/16/2024 by Krzysztof Zając. The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-6741 since 12/12/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 8.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP Customer Area Plugin 8.2.1

Timelineinfo

12/12/2023 🔍
01/16/2024 +35 days 🔍
01/16/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/06/2024 +21 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2023-6741 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6741
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250870

Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2024 18:20
Updated: 02/06/2024 11:39
Changes: 01/16/2024 18:20 (42), 02/06/2024 11:39 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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