CVE-2023-5311 (GCVE-0-2023-5311)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-25 07:36 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:05
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Title
WP EXtra <= 6.2 - Missing Authorization to .htaccess File Modification
Summary
The WP EXtra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the register() function in versions up to, and including, 6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to modify the contents of the .htaccess files located in a site's root directory or /wp-content and /wp-includes folders and achieve remote code execution. CVE-2023-46623 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wpvncom WP EXtra – One Click Optimize Affected: 0 , ≤ 6.2 (semver)
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Credits
GiongfNef
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