VDB-260360 · CVE-2023-6257 · GCVE-0-2023-6257

Inline Related Posts Plugin up to 3.5.x on WordPress Ajax Action improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Inline Related Posts Plugin up to 3.5.x on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Ajax Action Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-6257. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Inline Related Posts Plugin up to 3.5.x on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Ajax Action 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. CVE summarizes:

The Inline Related Posts WordPress plugin before 3.6.0 does not ensure that post content displayed via an AJAX action are accessible to the user, allowing any authenticated user, such as subscriber to retrieve the content of password protected posts

The weakness was published by Krzysztof Zając. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-6257 since 11/22/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Inline Related Posts Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Inline Related Posts Plugin 3.6.0

Timelineinfo

11/22/2023 🔍
04/11/2024 +140 days 🔍
04/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/30/2024 +141 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2023-6257 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6257
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-260360

Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2024 08:44
Updated: 08/30/2024 17:22
Changes: 04/11/2024 08:44 (56), 08/30/2024 17:22 (2)
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