FKIE_CVE-2023-2987

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-05-31 03:15 - Updated: 2026-04-08 18:18
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The Wordapp plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to an use of insufficiently unique cryptographic signature on the 'wa_pdx_op_config_set' function in versions up to, and including, 1.6.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to the plugin to change the 'validation_token' 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.
References
security@wordfence.comhttps://lana.report/publication/6e779e9a-e0f9-4102-9f0b-ad46e9c4533f/
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordapp/trunk/includes/access.php#L28Patch
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordapp/trunk/includes/config.php#L59Patch
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordapp/trunk/includes/pdx.php#L64Patch
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3063322/wordapp
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/80440bfa-4a02-4441-bbdb-52d7dd065a9d?source=cveThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordapp/trunk/includes/access.php#L28Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordapp/trunk/includes/config.php#L59Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordapp/trunk/includes/pdx.php#L64Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/80440bfa-4a02-4441-bbdb-52d7dd065a9d?source=cveThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wordapp wordapp *
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  "lastModified": "2026-04-08T18:18:06.803",
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