CVE-2023-1023 — Missing Authorization in WP Meta SEO

CWE-862 — Missing AuthorizationCWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference4 documents4 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
CNA5.4
EPSS
0.2%
top 53.76%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Joomunited WP Meta SEO
Timeline
PublishedFeb 28
Latest updateApr 2

Description

The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update due to a missing capability check on the saveSitemapSettings function in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to change sitemap-related settings of the plugin. 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 re…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5joomunited/wp_meta_seo4.5.3

Patches

Patch: plugins.trac.wordpress.org ↗Patch: plugins.trac.wordpress.org ↗Patch: plugins.trac.wordpress.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-736c-6582-j82m: The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update due to a missing capability check on the saveSitemapSettings↗2023-02-28
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CVEList
WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.3 - Missing Authorization in 'saveSitemapSettings'↗2023-02-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
kernel: fs/ntfs3: NULL pointer dereference issue↗2024-04-02
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