Cookie Information Plugin up to 2.0.22 on WordPress Options Update improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cookie Information Plugin up to 2.0.22 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Options Update Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-6700. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cookie Information Plugin up to 2.0.22 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Options Update Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 01/29/2024. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-6700 since 12/11/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/11/2023 🔍
01/29/2024 +49 days 🔍
01/29/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/11/2026 +803 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 3028096
Status: Not defined

CNA: Wordfence
CVE: CVE-2023-6700 (🔍)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6700
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-252356

Entryinfo

Created: 01/29/2024 22:57
Updated: 04/11/2026 21:20
Changes: 01/29/2024 22:57 (38), 02/21/2024 20:22 (2), 02/21/2024 20:30 (12), 04/11/2026 21:20 (27)
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