CVE-2023-5311 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WP EXtra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the register() function in versions up to, and including, 6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to modify the contents of the .htaccess files located in a site's root directory or /wp-content and /wp-includes folders and achieve remote code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0659.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Wpvnteam	Wp Extra

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpvnteam:wp_extra:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-57634	The WP EXtra plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the register() function in versions up to, and including, 6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to modify the contents of the .htaccess files located in a site's root directory or /wp-content and /wp-includes folders and achieve remote code execution.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://giongfnef.gitbook.io/giongfnef/cve/cve-2023-5311
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2977703/wp-extra
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/87e3dd5e-0d77-4d78-8171-0beaf9482699?source=cve

History

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-10-25T07:36:02.737Z

Updated: 2025-02-05T18:58:00.281Z

Reserved: 2023-09-29T18:45:02.146Z

Link: CVE-2023-5311

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:52:08.936Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-25T18:17:43.497

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:41:30.370

Link: CVE-2023-5311

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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