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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-0232
CVE-2023-0232:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The ShopLentor WordPress plugin before version 2.5.4 contains a vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-0232. The vulnerability involves the unserialization of user input from cookies that are used to track viewed products and user data, which could potentially lead to PHP Object Injection (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a PHP Object Injection with a CVSS v3 Base Score of 6.5 (medium). It falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A8: Insecure Deserialization and is identified as CWE-502. The vulnerability was discovered in the cookie handling mechanism used for tracking product views and user data (WPScan).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to perform PHP Object Injection attacks through cookie manipulation. This type of vulnerability can potentially lead to various security issues including code execution, depending on the available gadget chains (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in ShopLentor version 2.5.4. Users are advised to update their ShopLentor plugin to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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