CVE-2023-1027 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized sitemap generation due to a missing capability check on the checkAllCategoryInSitemap function in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to obtain post categories. This vulnerability occurred as a result of the plugin relying on nonce checks as a means of access control, and that nonce being accessible to all authenticated users regardless of role.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Joomunited	Wp Meta Seo

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:joomunited:wp_meta_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2870465/wp-meta-seo/trunk?contextall=1&old=2869205&old_path=%2Fwp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk#file2
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2870465%40wp-meta-seo&new=2870465%40wp-meta-seo&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4f589e21-7417-4b43-b580-4f1d3c2041f4

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-02-28T12:54:59.252Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:32:46.327Z

Reserved: 2023-02-24T19:15:52.265Z

Link: CVE-2023-1027

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-28T13:15:10.347

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:38:18.750

Link: CVE-2023-1027

Redhat

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