CVE-2023-0717 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Wicked Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the ajax_delete_folder function in versions up to, and including, 2.18.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to invoke this function and perform actions intended for administrators such as modifying the folder structure maintained by the plugin.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00061.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wickedplugins	Wicked Folders

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wickedplugins:wicked_folders:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wicked-folders/tags/2.18.16/lib/class-wicked-folders-ajax.php
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2860994%40wicked-folders%2Ftrunk&old=2805161%40wicked-folders%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/35fb658f-6ffa-4df7-bfcd-25307d89fc26

History

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-02-08T01:09:31.547Z

Updated: 2025-01-13T17:06:42.885Z

Reserved: 2023-02-07T16:22:25.040Z

Link: CVE-2023-0717

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:17:50.350Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-08T02:15:08.093

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:37:41.270

Link: CVE-2023-0717

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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