FKIE_CVE-2023-4600

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-08-30 12:15 - Updated: 2024-11-21 08:35
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Summary
The AffiliateWP for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'affwp_activate_addons_page_plugin' function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 2.14.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to activate arbitrary plugins.
References
security@wordfence.comhttps://affiliatewp.com/changelog/Release Notes
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eab422b8-8cf5-441e-a21f-6a0e1b7642b2?source=cveThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://affiliatewp.com/changelog/Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eab422b8-8cf5-441e-a21f-6a0e1b7642b2?source=cveThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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      "value": "The AffiliateWP for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the \u0027affwp_activate_addons_page_plugin\u0027 function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 2.14.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to activate arbitrary plugins."
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  "id": "CVE-2023-4600",
  "lastModified": "2024-11-21T08:35:31.133",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 4.3,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
          "version": "3.1"
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  "sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified"
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