CVE-2023-4282 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'admin_post_remove' and 'remove_private_data' functions in versions up to, and including, 3.8.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges or above, to delete plugin settings.

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 0.00068.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wpdeveloper	Embedpress

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:embedpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54153	The EmbedPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'admin_post_remove' and 'remove_private_data' functions in versions up to, and including, 3.8.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges or above, to delete plugin settings.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/3.8.2/EmbedPress/ThirdParty/Googlecalendar/Embedpress_Google_Helper.php#L801
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/3.8.2/EmbedPress/ThirdParty/Googlecalendar/Embedpress_Google_Helper.php#L807
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2950211/embedpress#file18
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5fa2ec9e-2859-4a96-9e33-9e22d37e544f?source=cve

History

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 20:15:00 +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: 2023-08-10T11:05:42.912Z

Updated: 2025-02-05T19:36:25.225Z

Reserved: 2023-08-09T22:09:38.903Z

Link: CVE-2023-4282

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:24:03.815Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-10T12:15:12.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:34:47.123

Link: CVE-2023-4282

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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