CVE-2023-6798 (GCVE-0-2023-6798)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-06 09:38 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:20
VLAI
Title
RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator <= 4.3.2 - Missing Authorization
Summary
The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized settings update due to a missing capability check when updating settings in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access or above to change the plugin's settings including proxy settings, which are also exposed to authors.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-01-09 18:58 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Credits
Colin Xu
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T08:42:07.430Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2cdf4e5-0a40-42ca-b5ac-78511fdd2b77?source=cve"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=3012392%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026old=2991547%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      },
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2023-6798",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2024-01-09T18:58:48.872731Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-06-17T20:29:14.248Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "RSS Aggregator by Feedzy \u2013 Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News \u0026 YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator",
          "vendor": "themeisle",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "4.3.2",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Colin Xu"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy \u2013 Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News \u0026 YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized settings update due to a missing capability check when updating settings in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access or above to change the plugin\u0027s settings including proxy settings, which are also exposed to authors."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "baseScore": 5.4,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-862",
              "description": "CWE-862 Missing Authorization",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-04-08T17:20:15.325Z",
        "orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
        "shortName": "Wordfence"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2cdf4e5-0a40-42ca-b5ac-78511fdd2b77?source=cve"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=3012392%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026old=2991547%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
        }
      ],
      "timeline": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2024-01-05T00:00:00.000Z",
          "value": "Disclosed"
        }
      ],
      "title": "RSS Aggregator by Feedzy \u2013 Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News \u0026 YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator \u003c= 4.3.2 - Missing Authorization"
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
    "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
    "cveId": "CVE-2023-6798",
    "datePublished": "2024-01-06T09:38:36.799Z",
    "dateReserved": "2023-12-13T18:27:16.213Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-04-08T17:20:15.325Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2023-6798",
      "date": "2026-09-27",
      "epss": "0.00285",
      "percentile": "0.18839"
    },
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:themeisle:rss_aggregator_by_feedzy:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
                  "matchCriteriaId": "F0D415BA-7AFD-494E-9DBC-AFB3AAFA1915",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "4.3.3",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy \u2013 Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News \u0026 YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized settings update due to a missing capability check when updating settings in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access or above to change the plugin\u0027s settings including proxy settings, which are also exposed to authors."
        },
        {
          "lang": "es",
          "value": "El complemento RSS Aggregator by Feedzy \u2013 Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News \u0026amp; YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator para WordPress es vulnerable a actualizaciones de configuraci\u00f3n no autorizadas debido a una falta de verificaci\u00f3n de capacidad al actualizar la configuraci\u00f3n en todas las versiones hasta la 4.3.2 incluida. Esto hace posible que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel de autor o superior, cambien la configuraci\u00f3n del complemento, incluida la configuraci\u00f3n del proxy, que tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 expuesta a los autores."
        }
      ],
      "id": "CVE-2023-6798",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T08:44:34.830",
      "metrics": {
        "cvssMetricV31": [
          {
            "cvssData": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
              "baseScore": 5.4,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
              "integrityImpact": "LOW",
              "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
              "version": "3.1"
            },
            "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
            "impactScore": 2.5,
            "source": "security@wordfence.com",
            "type": "Secondary"
          },
          {
            "cvssData": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
              "baseScore": 5.4,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
              "integrityImpact": "LOW",
              "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
              "version": "3.1"
            },
            "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
            "impactScore": 2.5,
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      },
      "published": "2024-01-06T10:15:45.840",
      "references": [
        {
          "source": "security@wordfence.com",
          "tags": [
            "Patch"
          ],
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=3012392%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026old=2991547%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
        },
        {
          "source": "security@wordfence.com",
          "tags": [
            "Patch",
            "Third Party Advisory"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2cdf4e5-0a40-42ca-b5ac-78511fdd2b77?source=cve"
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "tags": [
            "Patch"
          ],
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=3012392%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026old=2991547%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
        },
        {
          "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "tags": [
            "Patch",
            "Third Party Advisory"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2cdf4e5-0a40-42ca-b5ac-78511fdd2b77?source=cve"
        }
      ],
      "sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": [
        {
          "description": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "CWE-862"
            }
          ],
          "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
          "type": "Primary"
        }
      ]
    },
    "nvd": {
      "cve": {
        "affected": [
          {
            "affectedData": [
              {
                "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                "product": "RSS Aggregator by Feedzy \u2013 Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News \u0026 YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator",
                "vendor": "themeisle",
                "versions": [
                  {
                    "lessThanOrEqual": "4.3.2",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "0",
                    "versionType": "semver"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "source": "security@wordfence.com"
          }
        ],
        "configurations": [
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:themeisle:rss_aggregator_by_feedzy:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "F0D415BA-7AFD-494E-9DBC-AFB3AAFA1915",
                    "versionEndExcluding": "4.3.3",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "cveTags": [],
        "descriptions": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy \u2013 Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News \u0026 YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized settings update due to a missing capability check when updating settings in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access or above to change the plugin\u0027s settings including proxy settings, which are also exposed to authors."
          },
          {
            "lang": "es",
            "value": "El complemento RSS Aggregator by Feedzy \u2013 Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News \u0026amp; YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator para WordPress es vulnerable a actualizaciones de configuraci\u00f3n no autorizadas debido a una falta de verificaci\u00f3n de capacidad al actualizar la configuraci\u00f3n en todas las versiones hasta la 4.3.2 incluida. Esto hace posible que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel de autor o superior, cambien la configuraci\u00f3n del complemento, incluida la configuraci\u00f3n del proxy, que tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 expuesta a los autores."
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2023-6798",
        "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:51:26.813",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV31": [
            {
              "cvssData": {
                "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
                "baseScore": 5.4,
                "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
                "integrityImpact": "LOW",
                "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                "version": "3.1"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
              "impactScore": 2.5,
              "source": "security@wordfence.com",
              "type": "Secondary"
            },
            {
              "cvssData": {
                "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
                "baseScore": 5.4,
                "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
                "integrityImpact": "LOW",
                "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                "version": "3.1"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
              "impactScore": 2.5,
              "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
              "type": "Primary"
            }
          ],
          "ssvcV203": [
            {
              "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "ssvcData": {
                "id": "CVE-2023-6798",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "technicalImpact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2024-01-09T18:58:48.872731Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2024-01-06T10:15:45.840",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "security@wordfence.com",
            "tags": [
              "Patch"
            ],
            "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=3012392%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026old=2991547%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
          },
          {
            "source": "security@wordfence.com",
            "tags": [
              "Patch",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2cdf4e5-0a40-42ca-b5ac-78511fdd2b77?source=cve"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Patch"
            ],
            "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=3012392%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026old=2991547%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Patch",
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2cdf4e5-0a40-42ca-b5ac-78511fdd2b77?source=cve"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com",
        "vulnStatus": "Modified",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-862"
              }
            ],
            "source": "security@wordfence.com",
            "type": "Secondary"
          },
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-862"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Secondary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "current_release_date": "2026-04-08T19:41:46+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2023-6798",
      "id": "CVE-2023-6798",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "1",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "RSS Aggregator by Feedzy \u2013 Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News \u0026 YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator \u003c= 4.3.2 - Missing Authorization",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-6798.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": {
        "adp": [
          {
            "providerMetadata": {
              "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T08:42:07.430Z",
              "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
              "shortName": "CVE"
            },
            "references": [
              {
                "tags": [
                  "x_transferred"
                ],
                "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2cdf4e5-0a40-42ca-b5ac-78511fdd2b77?source=cve"
              },
              {
                "tags": [
                  "x_transferred"
                ],
                "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=3012392%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026old=2991547%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
              }
            ],
            "title": "CVE Program Container"
          },
          {
            "metrics": [
              {
                "other": {
                  "content": {
                    "id": "CVE-2023-6798",
                    "options": [
                      {
                        "Exploitation": "none"
                      },
                      {
                        "Automatable": "no"
                      },
                      {
                        "Technical Impact": "partial"
                      }
                    ],
                    "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                    "timestamp": "2024-01-09T18:58:48.872731Z",
                    "version": "2.0.3"
                  },
                  "type": "ssvc"
                }
              }
            ],
            "providerMetadata": {
              "dateUpdated": "2025-06-17T20:25:48.475Z",
              "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
            },
            "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
          }
        ],
        "cna": {
          "affected": [
            {
              "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
              "product": "RSS Aggregator by Feedzy \u2013 Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News \u0026 YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator",
              "vendor": "themeisle",
              "versions": [
                {
                  "lessThanOrEqual": "4.3.2",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "0",
                  "versionType": "semver"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "credits": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "finder",
              "value": "Colin Xu"
            }
          ],
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "The RSS Aggregator by Feedzy \u2013 Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News \u0026 YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized settings update due to a missing capability check when updating settings in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access or above to change the plugin\u0027s settings including proxy settings, which are also exposed to authors."
            }
          ],
          "metrics": [
            {
              "cvssV3_1": {
                "baseScore": 5.4,
                "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                "version": "3.1"
              }
            }
          ],
          "problemTypes": [
            {
              "descriptions": [
                {
                  "cweId": "CWE-862",
                  "description": "CWE-862 Missing Authorization",
                  "lang": "en",
                  "type": "CWE"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "providerMetadata": {
            "dateUpdated": "2026-04-08T17:20:15.325Z",
            "orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
            "shortName": "Wordfence"
          },
          "references": [
            {
              "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2cdf4e5-0a40-42ca-b5ac-78511fdd2b77?source=cve"
            },
            {
              "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=3012392%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026old=2991547%40feedzy-rss-feeds%2Ftrunk\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
            }
          ],
          "timeline": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "time": "2024-01-05T00:00:00.000Z",
              "value": "Disclosed"
            }
          ],
          "title": "RSS Aggregator by Feedzy \u2013 Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News \u0026 YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator \u003c= 4.3.2 - Missing Authorization"
        }
      },
      "cveMetadata": {
        "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
        "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
        "cveId": "CVE-2023-6798",
        "datePublished": "2024-01-06T09:38:36.799Z",
        "dateReserved": "2023-12-13T18:27:16.213Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-04-08T17:20:15.325Z",
        "state": "PUBLISHED"
      },
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.2"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.