CVE-2023-6036 (GCVE-0-2023-6036)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-12 16:06 – Updated: 2025-05-06 18:50
VLAI?
Summary
The Web3 WordPress plugin before 3.0.0 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass due to incorrect authentication checking in the login flow in functions 'handle_auth_request' and 'hadle_login_request'. This makes it possible for non authenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the username.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f30ab20-805b-42… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Web3 Affected: 0 , < 3.0.0 (semver)
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Credits
vicent ribas WPScan
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