Moneytizer Plugin up to 9.5.20 on WordPress AJAX Action authorization

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Moneytizer Plugin up to 9.5.20 on WordPress. The affected element is an unknown function of the component AJAX Action Handler. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-6966. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Moneytizer Plugin up to 9.5.20 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component AJAX Action Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

The The Moneytizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data, modification of data, and loss of data due to a missing capability check on multiple AJAX functions in the /core/core_ajax.php file in all versions up to, and including, 9.5.20. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, to update and retrieve billing and bank details, update and reset the plugin's settings, and update languages as well as other lower-severity actions.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-6966 since 12/19/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/06/2024).

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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• WordPress Plugin

Name

• Moneytizer Plugin

Version

• 9.5.0
• 9.5.1
• 9.5.2
• 9.5.3
• 9.5.4
• 9.5.5
• 9.5.6
• 9.5.7
• 9.5.8
• 9.5.9
• 9.5.10
• 9.5.11
• 9.5.12
• 9.5.13
• 9.5.14
• 9.5.15
• 9.5.16
• 9.5.17
• 9.5.18
• 9.5.19
• 9.5.20

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