CVE-2023-3325 (GCVE-0-2023-3325)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-20 04:27 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:22
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Title
CMS Commander <= 2.287 - Authorization Bypass through Use of Insufficiently Unique Cryptographic Signature
Summary
The CMS Commander plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to the use of an insufficiently unique cryptographic signature on the 'cmsc_add_site' function in versions up to, and including, 2.287. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to the plugin to change the '_cmsc_public_key' in the plugin config, providing access to the plugin's remote control functionalities, such as creating an admin access URL, which can be used for privilege escalation. This can only be exploited if the plugin has not been configured yet, however, if combined with another arbitrary plugin installation and activation vulnerability, the impact can be severe.
Severity ?
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
thoefter CMS Commander – Manage Multiple Sites Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.287 (semver)
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Credits
István Márton
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